Stative verbs are verbs which have stative meetings. In other words, they describe states, conditions, or situations that exist. Stative verbs are almost never used in progressive tenses. Be careful! Not all stative verbs are 100% stative. Many verbs are stative (or progressive) depending on the definition. He is smelling the flower. - is not stative He smells like flowers - is stative He is smelling the flower is not stative because it is an action. It requires putting the flower close to the nose and checking its odor. He smells like flowers is stative because that is his condition or state. There is no action involved. It is only a description.
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