Sunday, March 11, 2007

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:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

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.

Friday, May 19, 2006 7:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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.

Friday, May 19, 2006 7:40:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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.

Friday, May 19, 2006 7:44:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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.

Friday, May 19, 2006 7:47:00 PM  

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