1 凡动词必有调皮或有文静的区别
调皮 文静
Jane went to bed. Jane was tired.
I'm buying a new briefcase. I need a new briefcase.
I lent Jeremy five pounds. Jeremy owes me five pounds.
调皮，意味着它在不停地发生或者边改状态，这样的动词有do, go, buy, play, stop, take, decorate, say, ask, decide等等
文静，顾名思义它一直都老老实实地保持相对一样的状态，一般很少改变
大多数调皮动词都表物理/身体的行为，但也有表说话/报道的 (say) 或思考/想的 (decide). 而文静动词一般表达being成为, having拥有, opinions意见和feelings感觉.
2 调皮动词有进行时态，但是文静动词一般没有进行时态
We are decorating the flat是对的, 但不能说We are owning the flat.
有些文静动词还没有被动语态如be，belong，exist，have（=own），lack，resemble，seem，suit
3 有些动词同时调皮又文静。
调皮时 文静时
We're having lunch now. We have a big kitchen.
(正在吃) (拥有)
We're thinking about moving. I think we ought to move.
(正在考虑) (认为)
Jeff tasted the soup.（ 品尝） The soup tasted like water.（尝起来像…）
expect/expecting trouble期待 expect so (= 认为)
imagine/imagining the result（想象） imagine so (= 认为)
care/caring for the sick（照顾） not care what happens （关心）
admire/admiring the view（欣赏） admire someone's courage（认可）
look/looking at a picture （正在看） look lovely（看上去）
smell/smelling the powder（正在闻） smell strange （闻起来）appear/appearing in a film（出现，表演） appear perfectly calm（表现）
measure/measuring the door（测量） measure two metres 尺寸 weigh/weighing the luggage 称重 weigh ten kilos重达
fit/fitting a new switch 安装 fit perfectly合适
cost/costing a project 进行 cost a lot of money花费
4 当表达一段时间的感觉/想法而非永久性的态度时，有些文静动词也可以用进行时
I love holidays. (永久性的态度)
I'm loving every minute of this holiday. (短时间内的愉悦享受)
How are you liking the play? ~ Well, it's all right so far.（短时间的对play的态度）
We were expecting visitors.（等待） You're looking pleased with yourself. （最近看上去）
This holiday is costing me a lot（最近消耗）. I'm hoping to get a job.（最近的希望）
Be ，表“行为举止”时，也可以是调皮动词
The dog was being a nuisance, so we shut him out.
Mean ，表“意味着，意思是”时永远都是文静动词：
What does this word mean?
Enjoy，表调皮的动作时：
I'm enjoying the party我在享受这个聚会，而不能说 I enjoy the party.
5 有些动词永远都是文静的，所以没有进行时belong to, consist of, contain, depend on, deserve, desire, know, matter, own, possess, prefer, seem.
At the moment the building contains some old machinery.-
I know the town quite well now.
注意：I'm getting to know the town quite well.—get to know可以有进行时
6 Hurt, ache 和feel 的一般时态和进行时会有意义上的区别. My arm hurt/was hurting. I feel/I'm feeling depressed.
7 我们通常用can和could来表器官感知
I can see something under the sofa. / We could hear music. /1 can smell something burning. /Sam could feel the weight of the rucksack.
I'm seeing something.—用进行时表达是的
用一般过去时表示看到或听到了整个过程
We saw a magnificent sunset. / Tom heard the whole story. / They felt the building shake.
Smell, taste 和 feel 调皮时表精细的行为和动作
Steve picked up the bottle and smelted the milk. / When we arrived, people were already tasting the wine. / Judy was feeling her way in the dark.
注意
a See (=见面时) 是调皮的，see (= 理解时) 是文静的
I'm seeing the doctor in half an hour.—会见
You put the cassette in here, like this. ~ Oh, I see.—我懂了
b Look ( at 表看时), watch 和listen都是调皮动词
We looked/We were looking at the sunset.
c Feel (= 认为) 是文静的 I feel we should discuss the matter.
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