The verb hear falls into a category called stative verbs in English. Unlike dynamic verbs (which describe the actions that we take), stative verbs express a state of being or condition.

Tammo Lotz from Germany writes: Could you please explain with the help of examples the difference between stative and dynamic verbs? Moreover, I would be interested in why the sentence 'I am ...

Is the phrase, “She is tasting your curry” an example of grammatically incorrect Indian English? My column in this week’s Mind Our English deals with “verbs of state”. No, these are not ...