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State verbs describe states, such as emotions, possession, senses,

or thoughts. They are not usually used in continuous tenses.

COMMON STATE VERBS

MEANING S TATE VERB SAMPLE SENTENCE

feeling / wanting

thinking

being / existing

possessing

sensing

having a quality

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