ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 2 / PAGE 75 STATIVE VERBS
Complete the paragraph using present simple and present progressive.
Pay attention to the stative verbs:
My sister (want) ___________ to do the cake right now! She (think) __________ we can make a great cake. What ___________________(you think)? Right now I (try) ___________ to see if we (have) _______________ all the ingredients. I (run) _____________ around the kitchen like crazy! We (need) _____________ some chocolate and 3 eggs… At the moment I (not remember) ____________ the recipe…. I always (forget) ___________ the ingredients.
It (seem) ___________ we have everything we need. Usually I (like) ____________ to bake, but today we (not have) _____________ enough time. At the moment I (wish) ______________ we had another hour to get ready because we (plan) _____________ a little celebration for my mother. She (have) ______________ a bad time at work these days and we (want) _________ to make her happy.
The cake (smell) _________ delicious. Right now I (taste) ______________ the cake…. Mmm…It (taste) ____________ wonderful. Listen! I (hear) ___________ mom outside. At the moment I (look) _____________ outside the window…. She (park) ______________ her car. Right now she (knock) _____________ on the door. She (sound) ____________ happy. I (believe) ____________ she will be pleased with her birthday cake. All the same, I (prefer) ______________ to bake when I have more time.
My sister (want) WANTS to do the cake right now! She (think) THINKS we can make a great cake. What DO YOU THINK (you think)? Right now I (try) AM TRYING to see if we (have) HAVE all the ingredients. I (run) AM RUNNING around the kitchen like crazy! We (need) NEED some chocolate and 3 eggs… At the moment I (not remember) DON’T REMEMBER the recipe…. I always (forget) FORGET the ingredients.
It (seem) SEEMS we have everything we need. Usually I (like) LIKE to bake, but today we (not have) DON’T HAVE enough time. At the moment I (wish) WISH we had another hour to get ready because we (plan) ARE PLANNING a little celebration for my mother. She (have) IS HAVING a bad time at work these days and we (want) WANT to make her happy.
The cake (smell) SMELLS delicious. Right now I (taste) AM TASTING the cake…. Mmm…It (taste) TASTES wonderful. Listen! I (hear) HEAR mom outside. At the moment I (look) AM LOOKING outside the window…. She (park) IS PARKING her car. Right now she (knock) IS KNOCKING on the door. She (sound) SOUNDS happy. I (believe) BELIEVE she will be pleased with her birthday cake. All the same, I (prefer) PREFER to bake when I have more time.