Stative Verbs (Not describe actions)

Stative verb are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don't describe actions.
Example:
   I see what you mean (NOT: I am seeing what you mean)

Use (Stative verbs often refer to:):
+ thinking ..... believe, imagine (tuong tuong, hinh dung), know, mean, think, understand, suppose (cho rang), aware (nhan biet)
+ existence ..... be, exist
+ emotions ..... hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want
+ the human senses ..... hear, see, smell, sound, taste
+ appearance ..... appear, look, resemble (tuong tu, giong voi), seem
+ possession and relationships between things ..... belong to, consist of, have, include, involve (gom, bao ham), own.

Note to advanced students:
+ agree, answer, assume, belive, conclude, decide, discover, doubt (nghi ngo), dream, feel, forget, guess, hear, hope, imagine, know, learn, notice, realize, regret, remember, say, suppose, think, understand.
+ tell (told), assure (cam doan,dam bao), convince (thuyet phuc) = persuade, inform, notify, remind
+ promise, show, teach, warn
+ admit, announce, mention, point out, prove (chung minh), read, repeat, reply, report, say, suggest, write.

Note: Some verbs (such as be, have, imagine, look, see, smell, taste, think) are stative with one meaning and non-stative with another meaning.
Example:
   Do you have your plane ticket with you? (state: possession)
   Are you having lunch at the moment? (action: eating)

More:
to interest in (v) quan tam ve S.T
   _ Many company are interested in hiring studtens with a background in international business.
to encourage (v) khuyen khich
   _ My parents encouraged my interest in science.
to suppose (v) cho rang, tin rang
   _ I suppose my English class will be the most useful since I am planning on studying further in Australia.
to suspect (v) nghi ngo, nghi