Vocabulary for Appearance, Personality, Synonyms, and Practice Activities

Apuntes

They usually go after the verb 'be' or just before main verbs. For example, "He’s always cheerful," "I often play tennis," and "They rarely eat out." We don’t usually play computer games. We can also use them with the present continuous to talk about actions that happen very often and annoy the speaker. See the last example in Present Continuous. We can use other expressions of frequency with the present simple to talk about routines and habits. These usually go at the end of the clause/sentence. For example, "I watch TV once/twice/three times a day/week/month." • Subtopic: State and Action Verbs Some verbs are not usually used in the present continuous because they describe states, not actions. These are usually: - Verbs of feeling and liking: like, love, hate, want, prefer, need. - Verbs of thinking: know, understand, believe, remember, mean, think. - See (= understand). - Verbs of the senses: look, seem, sound, hear, smell, feel, appear. - Verbs of possession: have, own, belong. Be careful! Some verbs can describe a state and an action. For example, "I have two sisters" (state) and "I’m having a great time" (action). • Subtopic: Vocabulary - Physical Appearance Build: stocky, st...