Stative Aspect (definition)

The stative aspect is used to refer to a state which persists or expresses a state of affairs rather than an action. Not usually found in progressive or imperative form.

References

Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.

Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.