State and action verbs

• Sarah plays the piano.
  (Sarah svira klavir)
• I went to the dentist's for a check-up.
  (Otišao/la sam do zubara na pregled.)
• I bought tickets to four concerts last month.
  (Kupio/la sam karte za četiri koncerta prošli mjesec.)

• Sarah is very talented.
  (Sarah je vrlo talentirana.)
• I trust my dentist.
  (Vjerujem svojem zubaru.)
• I know an amazing band that's coming to town.
  (Znam za odličan bend koji dolazi u grad.)

Action verbs

• Sarah plays the piano.
  (Sarah svira klavir.)
• She guessed the answer.
  (Pogodila je odgovor.)
• I work from home.
  (Radim od kuće.)

• Sarah is playing the piano.
• She was guessing the answer.
• I am working from home.

State verbs

• I know an amazing band.
  (Znam za odličan bend.)
• I own two cars.
  (Posjedujem dva auta.)
• He wanted their attention.
  (Želio je njihovu pažnju.)

Netočno:

• I am knowing an amazing band.
• I am owning two cars.
• He was wanting their attention.

Aktivnosti

bring, get, make, play, take, buy, give, meet, put, try, come, go, follow, leave, show, move, run, work

I'm planning on moving somewhere far.

She bought biscuits and some milk.

We are working hard to secure the tickets.

Komunikacija

ask, call, claim, describe, offer, say, speak, suggest, talk, tell, thank, write

You said to call later.

He shouted for help.

The manager asked for our opinion.

Mentalni procesi

decide, study, discover, read

I am still deciding.

I studied languages at Harvard.

Who knows what else we will discover.

be

My coworker is being a nuisance.

(Moj kolega s posla se ponaša naporno/me dosađuje.)

He is a friendly person.

(On je simpatična osoba.)

see

I've been seeing Fred for two weeks now.

(Viđam se/izlazim s Fredom već dva tjedna.)

I see what you mean.

(Razumijem što želiš reći.)

have

We're having dinner tonight.

(Idemo na večeru večeras.)

I have two pets.

(Imam dva ljubimca.)

think

I'm still thinking about it.

(I dalje razmišljam o tome/razmatram.)

I think that's a great idea.

(Mislim/Smatram da je to odlična ideja.)

expect

I'm expecting some guests.

(Očekujem goste.)

I expect you know each other?

(Pretpostavljam da se međusobno poznajete.)

look

We are currently looking into this matter.

(Trenutno razmatramo ovo pitanje.)

This looks interesting.

(Ovo se čini interesantno.)

taste

Would you like to taste the side dish?

(Želiš li probati/okusiti prilog?)

The soup tastes bad.

(Juha je lošeg okusa.)

smell

Smell this parfume!

(Pomiriši ovaj parfem!)

This parfume smells wonderful.

(Ovaj parfem predivno miriši.)

appear

She's appearing on Broadway!

(Glumi na Broadwayu!)

The suspect appears nervous.

(Osumnjičenik/ica se doima nervozno.)

weigh

They were weighing the luggage at the airport.

(Vagali su prtljagu u zračnoj luci.)

This suitcase weighs 20 kilos.

(Ovaj kofer je težak 20 kila.)

measure

I was measuring the distance between the two towns.

(Mjerio/la sam udaljenost između ta dva grada.)

The cathedral measures 108 meters high.

(Katedrala je visoka 108 metara.)

care

They care for the patients.

(Brinu se o pacijentima.)

I don't care about that film.

(Nije me briga za taj film.)

imagine

I was imagining what my life would look like if I won lottery.

(Zamišljao/la sam kako bi mi izgledao život da osvojim na lotu.)

I would imagine so.

(Pretpostavljam da je tako.)

fit

You can't fit a square block into a circle.

(Ne možeš staviti kvadratni blok unutar kružnog otvora.)

That shirt fits you perfectly.

(Ta košulja ti savršeno pristaje)

I love to visit other cities.

(Volim posjećivati druge gradove.)

I'm loving everything about this city.

(Volim sve u ovome gradu.)

She likes to attend concerts.

(Ona voli ići na koncerte.)

How are you liking this concert so far?

(Kako ti se sviđa koncert zasad?)

The soup tastes better today.

(Juha je boljeg okusa danas.)

The soup is tasting better each day.

(Juha je svakog dana ima sve bolji okus.)

The tickets cost a lot.

(Karte mnogo koštaju.)

Everything is costing me a lot of money at this point.

(U ovom trenutku sve me mnogo košta.)