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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Know | Permanent state |
| Desire | Permanent state |
| Be tall | Permanent state |
| Be available | Temporary state |
| Be drunk | Temporary state |
| Be in the garden | Temporary state |
| Sit | State |
| Lie | State |
| Sprawl | State |
| Stand perch | State |
| Push a cart | |
| Play the piano | Activity |
| Sleep | Activity |
| Think about | Activity |
| Walk in the park | Activity |
| Run along the beach | Activity |
| Eat cherries | Activity |
| Write letters | Activity |
| Drink wine | Activity |
| Read books | Activity |
| Find pebbles on the beach all afternoon | Activity |
| Drink a glass of wine | Accomplishment |
| Build a house | Accomplishment |
| Throw sth away, down, up, aside, in | Accomplishment |
| Atelic, durative verbs + countable objects | They ate a hearty dinner. |
| Atelic, durative verbs + directional complements | They went to her house. |
| Atelic, durative verbs + certain prepositions | The boy ran out. |
| Atelic verbs + resultative phrase | The alarm clock ticked the baby awake |
| Die | Achievement |
| Reach the top | Achievement |
| Find | Achievement |
| Lose | Achievement |
| Notice | Achievement |
| Win a race | Achievement |
| To arrive | Achievement |
| To recognize | Achievement |
| Cough | Semelfactive |
| Knock | Semelfactive |
| Hit | Semelfactive |
| Flap a wing | Semelfactive |
| Hiccup | Semelfactive |
| Slam/bang the door | Semelfactive |
| Kick the ball | Semelfactive |
| Her lips were trembling | Semelfactive - > activity |
| He was knocking on the door | Semelfactive - >activity |
| They built a house -> they were building a house | Accomplishment -> activity |
| They won the race - > they were winning the race | Achievement - > activity |
| He is being rude | States-> activity |
| States | Stative, Durative, Atelic |
| Activities | Nonstative, Durative, Atelic |
| Accomplishment | Nonstative, Durative, Telic |
| Achievement | Nonstative, Nondurative, Telic |
| Semelfactive | Nonstative, Nondurative, Atelic |
| Present simple | Habitual, generic, instantaneous, narrative, future (schedule) |
| Present continuous | Situation unfolding now, current trend and development, frame value, emotional value, future value (personal arrangements) |
| Past tense | Habitual, Narrative, polite, definite past event, future value |
| Past continuous | A situation unfolding at a certain point in the past, frame value, emotional value, future value, polite request |
| Present perfect | Resultative, Experiential, continuative, hot news |
| Past perfect continuous | Resultative and continuative |
| Activity | |
| Nouns | Case, number, gender and determination |
| Verbs | Tense, aspect, mood, number and person |
| Pronouns | Person, number, and - some- gender |
| Adjectives and adverbs | Comparison |