I am knowing the answer to this question, but I can't think of it right now., "Know" is a pure stative verb reflecting a state of cognition., Don't eat that meat; it is smelling completely rotten., Here, "smell" describes a passive, static quality of the meat itself., Turn down the TV, please; I am listening to the news online., "Listen" is a dynamic verb because it requires conscious action and effort over time., My family is having a small cabin up in the mountains., When "have" means possession or ownership, it functions purely as a stative verb., Leave a message because she is having breakfast with a client right now., In the phrase "having breakfast," the verb "have" shifts from possession to an action (eating/consuming)., She is preferring iced coffee over hot coffee, even in the middle of winter., "Prefer" is a stative verb of liking or wanting., Quiet down, please. I am thinking about how to solve this math problem., "Think" is dynamic when it refers to the active, mental process of pondering or working through something.

Stative vs Dynamic Verb

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