Prime Time 5, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

a) Dynamic verbs Simple form Progressive form Marco plays for the school team almost every week. He ’s playing well today, isn’t he? The simple form and the progressive form are used: My sister reads lots of travel books. At the moment she ’s reading a book about Australia.  with verbs describing an activity: t o play, to read, to work , etc. Everybody gets tired after working for hours. By the time the bell rang for lunch, I was getting very tired.  with verbs describing a process: to get, to become, to grow , etc. b) Stative verbs Simple form Have you noticed that Naomi has dyed her hair? I didn’t see her yesterday. The simple form is usually used: I’m glad you’ve got rid of your awful cold. You look much better now. And your voice sounds normal again.  with verbs of perception : to notice, to see, to hear, to sound, to smell, to look (= aussehen), etc. How long have you known him? – I think I first met him at Laura’s party.  with verbs which express an opinion , supposition or knowledge : to think, to believe, to know, to mean (= bedeuten), to realise, to seem , etc. Most young people like new technology. They want to use the most modern equipment.  with verbs of emotional attitude (preference, aversion): to like, to love, to hate, to want, to wish , etc. That CD isn’t mine. It belongs to Laura.  with verbs which express a relationship (possession, belonging): to be, to have, to belong (= gehören), etc. c) Verbs that can be used statively and dynamically There is a group of verbs that normally describes a state (stative meaning), but can also express an activity (dynamic meaning). Simple form: state (stative meaning) Progressive form: activity (dynamic meaning) Their new house has three bedrooms. We were having lunch/a party when he rang. He is often in a bad mood. Today he is being very critical again. Your new hairstyle looks great. Why are you looking at me in that funny way? What does “multi-tasking” mean ? I ’ve been meaning to visit them for ages. Marco loves football very much. He’s been team captain for a while now. And he ’s loving every minute of it. I see that you like Naomi a lot. When are you seeing her again? I think history is a very interesting subject. I ’m even thinking of taking it at university. 155 G Grammar Nur zu Prüfzw cken – Eigentu des Verlags öbv