Believe,think,understand,suppose,expect,agree,doubt,know,remember,forget,mean,

Imagine, realize, deserve, prefer

I believe you.

Do you understand?

I know his face, but forget his name.

Verbs of emotions and feeling

Like, love, hate, care, hope, wish, want, admit

I like coffee.

Do you want to go out?

I don’t care.

Verbs of having and being.

Belong, own, have, possess, contain, cost, seem, appear, need, depend on, weigh, come from, resemble

The book belongs to Jane.

How much does it cost?

He has a lot of money.

Verbs of the senses

Look, hear, taste, smell, feel

The food smells good.

When the subject is a person, we often use can.

Can you see that house?

Can you smell something burning?

I can hear someone crying.

Some of these verbs can be used in Present Continuous, but with a change of meaning. In the Continuous the verb expresses an activity, not a state.

I think you are right.(opinion)

We are thinking of going to the cinema. (mental activity)

He has a lot of money. (possession)

He is having a bath. (activity)

I see what you mean. (understand)

Are you seeing Nigel tomorrow? (activity)

The soup tastes awful. (state)

I am tasting the soup. (activity)

1. Complete the following pairs of sentences using the verb in italics. Use the Present Simple for one and the Present Continuous for the other.

Come

1. Alec and Mary are Scottish. The … from Glasgow.
2. The will be here very soon. They…by car.

Have

1. Liza can’t answer the phone. She … a bath.
2. She … two pair of jeans.

Think

1. I … that all politicians tell lies.
2. I … about my girlfriend. She is in New York now.

Not enjoy

1. We … this party at all. The music is too loud.
2. We … going to the parties.

Watch

1. Be quiet! I … my favorite program.
2. I always … on Thursday evening.

See

1. John is not at home. He … a doctor about his sore throat.
2. I … the problem, but I can’t help you.

Smell

1. Mmmmmm! Dinner … good. What is it?
2. Why … you…those roses? They are plastic.

Use

1. The room …usually …for big meetings. But today … for a party.
2. Make up your own 10 sentences with the state verb, paying special attention to the use of Present Simple as well as Present Continuous.

Group Work

1. Make up a picture of statistical person of Russia. Try to formulate “What is to be a“Russian citizen”? Prepare a spidergram. Introduce it to the group and justify all your points. The phrases in the box will help you to give your personal opinion:

2. Using expressions below write a small essay on the following topic “Meeting a stranger I try my best to be tolerant and polite…..”:

(to be acquainted with, to be friendly with, to get on with, to be interested in, to be proud of, to be polite to, to talk to, to talk with someone about something, to admire for something, to be involved in, to be responsible for, to be open and polite).