Dynamic and stative verbs

 Glagoli radnje i glagoli stanja

Većina glagola u engleskom jeziku spada u glagole radnje. Ti glagoli izražavaju namerne radnje i svesno delovanje. Mogu se koristiti i u prostim i u trajnim vremenima.

-I often draw pictures.

-I'm drawing pictures. 

Glagoli stanja izražavaju

    1. Mentalne procese: think, understand, know, forget, seem, believe...

    2. Osećanja: love, wish, hate, want, prefer...

    3. Čula: feel, taste, hear, see, notice, smell...

    4. Posedovanje: own, belong, have, possesion, hold...

    5. Postojanje: exist, be, appear

Neki od ovih glagola koriste se isključivo u prostim vremenima:

- This book belongs to Jenny.  Þ This book is belonging to Jenny.

- They love Harper. Þ They are loving Harper.

- The lunch smells deliciously. Þ The lunch is smelling deliciously.

Dok se neki glagoli mogu koristiti kako u prostim tako i u trajnim vremenima ukoliko izražavaju svesnu radnju:

- She smelled the lunch. It was deliciously. (svesna radnja - prosto prošlo vreme)

- You are smelling the lunch. It's deliciously. (svesna radnja - sadašnje trajno vreme)

- I always have lunch at noon. (svesna radnja - prosto sadašnje vreme)

- She can't answer your email right now, she is havig breakfast. (svesna radnja - sadašnje trajno vreme)

Glagoli stanja koji mogu imat i dvojaku upotrebu: look, assume, be, expect, taste, hear, see, feel, think, smell.