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VERBS THAT ARE NOT USUALLY USED IN THE CONTINUOUS FORM

 The verbs in the list below are normally normally used in the simple form form because they refer to states, rather than actions or processes.

SENSES /

to forget

to mind

to imagine

to prefer

to know

to regret

to mean

to want

to notice

to wish

to recognise

MEASUREMENT

to remember

to contain

to understand

to cost

EMOTIONS / DESIRES

to hold

to envy

to measure

to fear

to weigh

to dislike

OTHERS

to hate

to look (=resemble) (=resemble)

to hope

to seem

to like

to be (in most cases)

to love

to have(when it means to possess)*

PERCEPTION

to feel* to hear to see* to smell to taste OPINION

to assume to believe to consider to doubt to feel (= to think) to nd (= to consider) to suppose to think* MENTAL STATES

 

EXCEPTIONS

!erception verbs (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) are often used with can" " # can see...  These verbs may may be used in the the continuous form but with with a di$erent di$erent meaning  This coat feels feels nice and warm. warm. (your perception perception of the coat%s &ualities) &ualities)  'ohn%s feeling much better now now (his health health is improving) improving) he has three dogs and a cat. (possession) he%s having supper. (he%s eating) # can see nthony in the garden (perception) #%m seeing nthony later (e are planning to meet)