We can define it as “A dynamic or fientive verb is a verb that shows continued or progressive action on the part of the subject”.
Explanation
The world Dynamic is an adjective which means movement or change. It has duration and occurs over time (with or without defined endpoint). Dynamic verbs are like to run, to hit, to savour, to go, to intervene, etc. Dynamic verbs are used to describe an action rather than a state, that’s why sometimes known as action verbs. For example:
Wide range of continued or progressive actions on the part of subject, expressed by the dynamic verbs, can be physical (to run), mental (to ponder), and perceptual (to see). Whereas, stative verbs are completely opposite to it, they are used to express the state of the subject (without or no obvious action, such as to know, to believe, to suppose etc).
Dynamic verbs are used in both, simple and perfect forms (such as plays, has played, played and had played) as well as continuous or progressive forms (such as is reading, was reading, has been reading and had been reading).
Following is the list of dynamic verbs:
Jump, swim, handle, wash, swing, improve, eat, drink, go, type, listen, read, write, listen, narrate, speak, watch, say, outline, grow, work, fix, persuade, sleep, cook, record, talk, zoom, learn, target, introduce, grow, treat, sleep, run, uncover, become, act, validate, complete, zap, design, develop, gather, head, help, interview, justify, lead, measure, negotiate, originate, perform, predict, regulate, save, show, study, transform, travel, unveil, use, value, visualize, widen, walk, build, draw, etc.
Examples of Dynamic Verbs/Use of Dynamic Verbs in the Sentence
Following are the examples showing the use of dynamic verbs in the sentence:
Most of the dynamic verbs describe activities or events which can begin and finish, such as:
Dynamic verb exercises given below will help you in analyzing your knowledge about dynamic verb. Just go through all the details given above about the dynamic verb and check your skill by doing following exercises for dynamic verb. We have used dynamic verbs in the following sentences; you need to check your skill by identifying dynamic verbs in each sentence:
Answers: 1 – eating, 2 – running, 3 – stolen, 4 – sleeping, 5 – write, 6 – raining, 7 – helped, 8 – sliced, 9 – whispered, 10 – threw, 11 – worked, 12 – played, 13 – learned, 14 – listen, 15 – begged, 16 – drink, 17 – called, 18 – asked, 19 – swim, 20 – acts, 21 – designed
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