Stative verbs Thoughts and opinions believe know understand suppose think (I would sit and think about her every day.) (People used to think that smoking was good for you.) Emotions love I used to love watching children's TV when I was a kid. TV programmes for kids used to be better then than they are now. hate dislike detest appreciate Senses see (I used to see Jane every day as she walked past my house with the dog) (I would go and see my grandmother every day at a café by the river) hear (would listen to) smell (The bakery used to smell of delicious freshly baked bread) (I would smell each flower as I walked through the field) taste (It used to taste like something out of this world) (I would taste each wine and give my opinion) feel (I used to feel upset every time my neighbour shouted at his dog) notice In the end, I never used to notice the planes flying over our heads. Being be seem appear belong have (When I was a teenager, we used to have Dr Marten boots - it used to be the fashion) (Every day my grandmother would have a bath, spending at least an hour in there.) stand (The castle used to stand by the river) (He would stand by the door waiting for her to come home) lie (The cat would lie on the veranda enjoying the afternoon sun.) (the village used to stand in the valley until it was flooded.) Short story. Three hours between flights by F. Scott Fitzgerald (adapted to B1 level) You can read the transcript here: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-232.htm Support the show My NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam" is now available! This book gives the learner enough vocabulary to pass any B1 exam (special help for Cambridge exams). To read more about my book, click here (you can access it from any Amazon platform): https://amzn.to/46AVFe9 Learners studying towards B2 level will be interested in my B1 to B2 reader: The Tudor Conspiracy (includes audio version) https://amzn.to/4gPsj0i For very young learners (from 8-10), I recommend my picture reader book for children learning A1 to A2 English. It comes with a fully dramatised audio version: https://amzn.to/46TCWvv Oxford Bookworm Graded Readers: Read stories at your level to improve your English. I recommend Oxford Bookworms as the best series of books for learners: https://amzn.to/4r7YVHg At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, free grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages. https://www.practisingenglish.com/ Be back soon with another podcast! Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
