تانية بكالوريا · Grammar · Unit 10

Stative Verbs vs Action Verbs

الفرق بين أفعال الحركة اللي ينفع تيجي -ing (buy, scroll) وأفعال الحالة اللي بتفضل بسيطة (believe, want, own).

الدرس ده عن إيه؟

Action verbs describe things we do (buy, post, scroll). They can be continuous: She is scrolling. Stative verbs describe states, feelings, opinions and senses (believe, want, know). They are not normally continuous: She believes… (NOT *is believing*).

في الإنجليزي فيه نوعين من الأفعال: أفعال بتوصف حاجة بتعملها (بتشتري، بتنزّل بوست، بتقلّب في الموبايل)، وأفعال بتوصف حالة جواك (بتصدّق، عايز، عارف، بتحب). النوع الأول ينفع ييجي في المستمر (-ing)، والنوع التاني غالبًا لأ.

في الكتاب الدرس ده موجود في Unit 10: Behind the Buy، درس 10.2 Chasing Validation، جزء Grammar Focus: Stative Verbs vs. Action Verbs (صفحة 138-139)، وبييجي تاني في Consolidation Review E. الكتاب بيقول إنه مهم علشان نوصف اللي الناس بتعمله على النت واللي بيحسوه وهما بيعملوه.

الفكرة ببساطة: «فيلم» ولا «صورة»؟

An action verb is like a video: it has a beginning, a middle and an end. A stative verb is like a photo: it just shows how things are.

تخيل فعل الـ action زي فيديو: فيه حركة، بيبدأ وبيخلص، وممكن تقول «أنا دلوقتي في نص الحاجة دي» ← I am scrolling = أنا بقلّب دلوقتي.

أما فعل الـ stative فهو زي صورة ثابتة: مفيهوش حركة، هو حالة موجودة وخلاص. إنت مش «في نص» إنك تعرف حاجة، إنت عارفها وبس ← I know the answer (مش I am knowing).

She is scrolling through her feed right now.فعل حركة (action): هي بتقلّب في الصفحة دلوقتي. ينفع -ing.
She believes that likes measure success.فعل حالة (stative): هي مقتنعة إن اللايكات بتقيس النجاح. ده رأي جواها مش حركة. ✗ is believing

السؤال اللي تسأله لنفسك: «هل أقدر أشوف الشخص ده وهو بيعمل الحاجة؟» تقدر تشوفه وهو بيشتري أو بينزّل بوست ← action. لكن مش هتقدر تشوفه وهو «بيعرف» أو «بيفضّل» ← stative.

أنواع الأفعال الـ Stative

Most stative verbs belong to five groups: thinking, feelings, senses, possession and other states.

علشان تحفظهم بسهولة، قسّمهم لـ 5 عائلات:

المجموعة	الأفعال	المعنى بالعربي	مثال
تفكير ورأي (thinking)	believe, know, understand, think (= رأي), remember, forget, mean, realise, doubt, suppose, agree	بصدّق، أعرف، أفهم، أعتقد، أفتكر، أنسى، يقصد، يدرك، يشك…	I know this ad is persuasive.
مشاعر ورغبات (feelings)	love, like, hate, prefer, want, need, wish	أحب، أكره، أفضّل، عايز، محتاج، أتمنى	He hates feeling pressured to post.
حواس (senses)	see, hear, smell, taste, sound, seem, look (= يبان)	أشوف، أسمع، ريحته، طعمه، يبان، شكله	This offer seems too good to be true.
ملكية (possession)	own, have (= يملك), belong, possess, include, contain	يمتلك، عنده، ينتمي لـ / بتاع، يتضمن، يحتوي	She owns twenty pairs of shoes.
حالات تانية	cost, weigh, depend, deserve, matter, consist, fit	يكلّف، يوزن، يعتمد، يستاهل، يهم، يتكوّن من، يناسب (مقاس)	Cheap clothes cost the planet a lot.

وأفعال الـ action اللي في الوحدة: buy, post, scroll, share, chase, click, order, shop, spend, throw away, repair, donate, swap, watch, listen, compare. دول كلهم ينفع يبقوا -ing عادي.

حيلة للحفظ: «القلب والعقل والحواس والجيب»

العقل (رأي ومعرفة): believe, know, understand, think, remember
القلب (مشاعر ورغبة): love, like, hate, prefer, want, need
الحواس (اللي بيحصل لوحده): see, hear, smell, taste, seem
الجيب (ملكية): own, have, belong, cost
لو الفعل من العائلات دي ← ممنوع -ing في الغالب، حتى لو في الجملة now أو at the moment.

حتى مع now و at the moment!

Even with now or at the moment, a stative verb usually stays in the simple form: Right now, I want a new phone.

أكبر فخ في الامتحان: يحطوا لك now أو right now أو at the moment في الجملة علشان تختار المستمر. لكن لو الفعل stative، يفضل بسيط:

Right now, he is buying a hat online.buy فعل حركة + Right now ← مستمر ✓
Right now, he wants a new hat.want فعل حالة ← بسيط حتى مع Right now. ✗ is wanting
At the moment, she prefers to save her money.prefer stative ← بسيط. ✗ is preferring
I don't understand why I bought this.النفي برضه بسيط: don't understand. ✗ am not understanding

ونفس الكلام في الـ present perfect: مع stative بنستخدم البسيط مش المستمر: I have known her for years ✓ — مش I have been knowing ✗. I have wanted this phone since June ✓.

أفعال ليها معنيين: think, have, feel, look…

Some verbs are stative with one meaning and action verbs with another meaning. I think it's a good idea. (opinion) / I'm thinking about buying it. (process)

دي أهم نقطة في الدرس والكتاب بيركز عليها: فيه أفعال بتغيّر معناها. معنى منهم «حالة» ومينفعش -ing، والمعنى التاني «حركة» وينفع -ing.

الفعل	Stative (حالة) — بسيط	Action (حركة) — ينفع -ing
think	I think this ad is misleading. (= رأيي)	I'm thinking about how to respond. (= بفكر دلوقتي)
have	She has three phones. (= تملك)	She is having lunch / a great time. (= بتاكل / بتقضّي)
feel	I feel that brands should be honest. (= رأيي)	I'm feeling tired today. (= إحساس جسمي دلوقتي، الاتنين مقبولين)
look	These shoes look expensive. (= شكلها)	I'm looking at the price tag. (= ببص)
see	I see what you mean. (= فاهم)	I'm seeing my friend tonight. (= هقابل)
taste / smell	This coffee tastes sweet. (= طعمه)	The chef is tasting the sauce. (= بيدوق)
weigh	The parcel weighs two kilos. (= وزنه)	The man is weighing the parcel. (= بيوزن)

الحيلة: لو تقدر تحط «في رأيي» أو «شكله» أو «عنده» مكان الفعل ← stative وبسيط. لو تقدر تحط «بيعمل دلوقتي» ← action وينفع -ing.

ده بالظبط سؤال Review E: «Nour ______ the advert is misleading, but she ______ whether to report it or not.» الإجابة: believes / is considering. believe رأي ← بسيط، و consider هنا معناها «بتفكر وبتوزن الموضوع دلوقتي» ← مستمر.

طيب و «I'm loving it»؟

هتشوفها في الإعلانات والكلام العادي، بس دي لغة غير رسمية. في الامتحان والكتابة امشي على القاعدة: I love it ✓.

أمثلة من موضوعات الوحدة

الأمثلة دي كلها من جو Unit 10: Behind the Buy: الشراء أونلاين، اللايكات، الـ fast fashion، والإعلانات المقنعة.

Many teenagers believe that new clothes will make them popular.believe = رأي ← بسيط.
Look! Your sister is posting another photo of her new bag.post حركة + Look! (بيحصل دلوقتي) ← مستمر.
I don't need another phone case, but I want one.need / want = رغبة ← بسيط في الاتنين.
Omar is comparing prices on three different websites.compare حركة ← مستمر.
This 'eco-friendly' T-shirt seems cheap, but its real cost is hidden.seem = يبان ← بسيط دايمًا.
We are swapping our old school books at the community fair today.swap حركة ← مستمر.
She owns more clothes than she can wear.own = ملكية ← بسيط.
I'm thinking of donating my old jacket.think هنا = بفكر (عملية) ← مستمر صح.
I think fast fashion costs the planet too much.think = رأي، cost = حالة ← بسيط في الاتنين.
The influencer is chasing likes, but her followers don't trust her any more.chase حركة ← مستمر، trust شعور/رأي ← بسيط.

أشهر الأخطاء (غلط ← صح)

✗ I am wanting new shoes. ← ✓ I want new shoes.
✗ She is believing that likes measure success. ← ✓ She believes …
✗ He is loving his new trainers. ← ✓ He loves his new trainers.
✗ He is not knowing where they were made. ← ✓ He doesn't know where they were made.
✗ At the moment, he is preferring to wait for the sale. ← ✓ At the moment, he prefers to wait for the sale.
✗ This bag is belonging to my sister. ← ✓ This bag belongs to my sister.
✗ I am think the ad is misleading. ← ✓ I think the ad is misleading. (ولو مستمر يبقى thinking مع am)
✗ I have been knowing him for years. ← ✓ I have known him for years.

إزاي تجاوب بسرعة في الامتحان

الخطوة 1: بص على الفعل نفسه قبل ما تبص على now. هل هو من العائلات الخمسة (عقل / قلب / حواس / جيب / حالات)؟ ← بسيط.
الخطوة 2: لو فعل حركة، بص على كلمة الزمن: now / right now / at the moment / Look! / Listen! ← مستمر. every day / usually / always ← بسيط.
الخطوة 3: لو الفعل من الأفعال اللي ليها معنيين (think, have, feel, look, see, taste) ← اسأل: «رأي / ملكية / شكل؟» ← بسيط. «حركة بتحصل؟» ← مستمر.
في سؤال «find the mistakes»: دوّر على أي am / is / are + stative-ing وصلّحه للبسيط، وخلي بالك من does / doesn't مع he / she.

إزاي بييجي في الأسئلة؟

الأسئلة في الكتاب والمراجعات بتيجي بالأشكال دي. هنحل مثال لكل شكل:

1) Choose the correct form.

At the moment, Salma (owns / is owning) three smartwatches, but she usually (wears / is wearing) only one.

الإجابة: owns / wears. ليه؟ own ملكية ← بسيط حتى مع At the moment. وwear فعل حركة، بس usually بتقول إنها عادة ← present simple. لو قال «she is wearing one right now» يبقى مستمر.

2) Only one sentence in each group is grammatically correct.

a. I am believing the price is too low, but I check the label now.

b. I believe the price is too low, but I am checking the label now.

c. I believe the price is too low, but I checking the label now.

d. I am believe the price is too low, but I am checking the label now.

الإجابة: b. believe رأي ← بسيط، و check حركة + now ← am checking. (a) الاتنين بالعكس. (c) ناقصة am. (d) am believe غلط.

3) Read the passage and find the mistakes, then correct them.

Ali is owning a lot of trainers, but he is wanting another pair. Right now, he is looking at a new design online, and he is thinking it looks amazing.

الإجابة: is owning ← owns، is wanting ← wants، is thinking ← thinks (هنا رأي). أما is looking at فصح لأنها حركة (بيبص)، وlooks amazing صح لأنها «شكلها».

تدريب

A. Choose the correct form.

1. Look! Mona (posts / is posting) a video of her new trainers.
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is posting — post حركة، وLook! بتقول إنه بيحصل دلوقتي.
2. I (don't understand / am not understanding) why people buy clothes they never wear.
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don't understand — understand فعل تفكير ← بسيط.
3. This dress (costs / is costing) less than a cup of coffee.
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costs — cost حالة ← بسيط.
4. Shh! I (listen / am listening) to a podcast about fast fashion.
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am listening — listen حركة (بخلاف hear).
5. These jeans (belong / are belonging) to my brother.
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belong — ملكية ← بسيط.
6. We (have / are having) a swap event at school this afternoon.
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are having — have هنا = بنعمل (حركة / حدث) مش ملكية.
7. Do you (think / thinking) influencers should show the price of the products they promote?
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think — بعد Do مصدر، وthink هنا = رأي.

B. Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d.

8. Right now, Karim ______ a new phone, but he ______ he can afford it. a. is wanting / isn't thinking b. wants / doesn't think c. wants / isn't thinking d. is wanting / doesn't think
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b. wants / doesn't think — want رغبة، و think = رأي ← الاتنين بسيط حتى مع Right now.
9. The parcel ______ heavy. What's inside? a. is seeming b. seems c. seem d. is seem
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b. seems — seem stative، وthe parcel مفرد ← s.
10. My mother ______ the label to see where the shirt was made. a. checks now b. is checking c. is check d. check
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b. is checking — check حركة بتحصل دلوقتي.
11. I ______ this jacket for ten years, and it still looks good. a. am having b. have been having c. have had d. having
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c. have had — have = أمتلك (stative) ← present perfect بسيط مش مستمر.
12. The chef ______ the soup to see if it needs more salt. a. tastes b. is tasting c. taste d. is taste
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b. is tasting — taste هنا = بيدوق (حركة). لكن «The soup tastes salty» تبقى بسيط.
13. ______ you ______ what I mean about hidden costs? a. Are / seeing b. Do / see c. Do / seeing d. Are / see
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b. Do / see — see هنا = تفهم ← stative ← Do you see.

C. Read the passage and find the mistakes, then correct them. (5 mistakes)

Hana is loving online shopping. Every week she is ordering something new, and at the moment she is waiting for three parcels. She is not realising how much she spends. She is believing that new things make her happy, but her room is containing clothes she has never worn.

14. Mistake 1
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is loving ← loves — شعور (stative).
15. Mistake 2
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is ordering ← orders — Every week = عادة ← present simple. (order فعل حركة بس الزمن هنا عادة)
16. Mistake 3
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is not realising ← doesn't realise — realise فعل تفكير (stative).
17. Mistake 4
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is believing ← believes — رأي.
18. Mistake 5
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is containing ← contains — contain = يحتوي (stative). أما is waiting فصح: حركة + at the moment.

D. Complete with the correct form of the verb in brackets (present simple or present continuous).

19. Our class ______ (organise) a repair café this month because we ______ (believe) that fixing things reduces waste.
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is organising / believe — organise حركة بتحصل الفترة دي، believe رأي.
20. That T-shirt ______ (look) cheap. Listen! The shop assistant ______ (announce) a flash sale.
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looks / is announcing — look = شكله (stative)، وannounce حركة + Listen! ← مستمر.
21. I ______ (think) about selling my old bike online. I ______ (not / need) it any more.
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am thinking / don't need — think about = بفكر (عملية)، need رغبة/احتياج ← بسيط.
22. Write ONE sentence about a shopping habit using a stative verb, and ONE using an action verb in the continuous.
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مثال: I prefer second-hand books because they are cheaper. / Right now, I am reading a review before I buy a new laptop.
23. JRE: Do social media likes make people buy more? Write 2-3 sentences using at least one stative verb.
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مثال: Justify: I believe that likes push young people to buy more. Reason: Many teenagers want approval, so they buy new things to post. Evidence: For example, my cousin is saving for a third pair of trainers only because her last post seemed popular. — believe / want / seemed stative، و is saving action.

ملخص الدرس في سطرين

Action verbs (buy, post, scroll, share) ← ينفع -ing لما الحاجة بتحصل دلوقتي.
Stative verbs (believe, know, want, prefer, own, seem, cost) ← بسيط حتى مع now و at the moment.
5 عائلات: تفكير، مشاعر، حواس، ملكية، حالات تانية.
think / have / feel / look / see / taste ليهم معنيين: رأي أو ملكية أو شكل ← بسيط، حركة ← مستمر.
النفي والسؤال مع stative بـ do / does: She doesn't know ✓ — She is not knowing ✗.

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