Verbs not used in progressive forms
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The document discusses verbs that are not commonly used in progressive tenses. It provides examples of verbs referring to states like "love" and "like" that do not use progressive forms. It then lists several common verbs that typically are not used in progressive forms, including verbs like "believe", "feel", "think", "understand", and "want". The document also provides some notes on specific verbs like "feel", "see", and "weigh" that do not take progressive forms when used in certain senses.
Verbs not used in progressive forms
- 1. Verbs not used in progressive forms
- 2. Many of these non-progressive verbs refer to states rather than actions. I love you. (NOT I am loving you.) I like this color. (NOT I am liking this color.) I rang her up because I wanted to speak. (NOT I rang her up because I was wanting to speak.) Some verbs are not used in progressive forms.
- 3. Here is a list of some common verbs which are not often used in progressive forms Believe, doubt, feel, imagine, know, dislike, love, hate, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, see, suppose, think, understand, want, wish, appear, hear, look, see, seem, smell, sound, taste, agree, deny, disagree, impress, mean, promise, satisfy, surprise, belong, concern, consist, depend,, involve,,, need, own, possess, weigh etc.
- 4. Notes Feel does not have a progressive form when it means ‘have an opinion’. I feel you are making a mistake. (NOT I am feeling you are making a mistake.)
- 5. See does not have a progressive form when it means ‘understand’. I see what you mean. (NOT I am seeing what you mean.)
- 6. Look does not have a progressive form when it means ‘seem’. She looks like she is rich. (NOT She is looking like she is rich.)
- 7. Weigh does not have a progressive form when it means ‘have weight’. He weighs 70 kilos. (NOT He is weighing 70 kilos.)
- 8. PRACTICE 1.We____________of buying a new car. are thinking think 2.A coffee ____________good after a meal. tastes is tasting has tasted
- 9. 3.I______________you very much. I want to be your boyfriend am liking like will like 4.The waiter _______________the wine and it seems it is good. will taste tastes is tasting
- 10. 5.Mary _______________a new boy at the moment. He is Polish. is seeing see has seen 6.Don't talk to me now. I_____________to the radio. am listening listen have listened
- 11. 7.How ___________________today ? Much better, really. are you feeling do you feel did you feel 8.I_____________the best way to travel is on foot. Think am thinking