Business English Lesson - Grammar - How to Use Stative Verbs When you are learning English, it is important to understand the different types of verbs and how to use them correctly. In this blog post, we will be discussing stative verbs. Keep reading to learn more about stative verbs and how to use them! Be careful how you use a small group of common verbs (e.g. believe, belong to, hate, know, like/dislike, love, mean, need, prefer, seem, surprise, want, wish). These are known as stative verbs. There are two groups of stative verbs: 1 . verbs in the first group (e.g. believe or belong to) are never used in the present continuos tense. I believe in the importance of good customer care (not am believing ) WhatsApp now belongs to Facebook. (not is belonging ) 2 . verbs in the second group (e.g. see) change their meaning when they are used in the present continuous as compared with the present simple tense. Compare the following sentences: What do you think of the n...