Exercise 8 Stative and dynamic verbs
Which sentence is better ? Why?
1. I’m having/have a headache.
2. He’s thinking/thinks of going to America.
3. Where are you staying?/Where do you stay?
4. This is the third time I am coming/I have come to this restaurant.
5. I am suggesting/suggest that you do the job immediately.
6. Poh Chai is having/has breakfast at the moment.
7. I’m not feeling/don’t feel very well today.
8. I’m not understanding/don’t understand what you say.
9. I’m declaring/declare this festival open.
10. He is owing/owes me ten dollars.
11. He is having/has a heart attack.
12. He is having/has a shower at the moment.

4 Comments:
1. I’m having/have a headache.
I'm having a headache
2. He’s thinking/thinks of going to America.
He's thinking of going to America.
3. Where are you staying?/Where do you stay?
Where do you stay?
4. This is the third time I am coming/I have come to this restaurant.
This is the third time I have came to this restaurant.
5. I am suggesting/suggest that you do the job immediately.
I suggest that you dow the job immediately.
6. Poh Chai is having/has breakfast at the moment.
Poh Chai is having breakfast at the moment.
7. I’m not feeling/don’t feel very well today.
I'm not feeling very well today.
8. I’m not understanding/don’t understand what you say.
I'm not understanding what you say.
9. I’m declaring/declare this festival open.
I'm declaring this festival open.
10. He is owing/owes me ten dollars.
He owes me ten dollars.
11. He is having/has a heart attack.
He is having a heart attack.
12. He is having/has a shower at the moment.
He is having a shower at the moment.
1. I’m having a headache now.
2. He’s thinking of going to America.
3. Where do you stay?
4. This is the third time I have come to this restaurant.
5. I am suggesting that you do the job immediately.
6. Poh Chai is having breakfast at the moment.
7. I’m not feeling very well today.
8. I don’t understand what you say.
9. I declare this festival open.
10. He is owing/owes me ten dollars.
11. He is having a heart attack.
12. He is having a shower at the moment.
1. I’m having a headache right now.
-It is a continous present aspect
2. He’s thinking of going to America.
3.Where do you stay?
4. I have come to this restaurant.
5. I am suggest that you do the job immediately.
6. Poh Chai is having breakfast.
7. I’m not feeling very well today.
8. I don’t understand what you say.
9. I declare this festival open.
10. He owes me ten dollars.
11. He had a heart attack.
12. He is having a shower at the moment.
1. I'm having a headache
2. He's thinking of going to America
3. WHere are you staying?
4.This is the first time i have come to this restaurant.
5. I am suggesting that you do the job immediately
6. Poh Chai is having breakfast at the moment.
7. I'm not feeling very well today.
8. I don't understand what you say.
9. I'm declaring this festival open.
10. He owns me ten dollars
11. He has a heart attack.
12. He is having a shower at the moment.
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