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NON-Progressive Verbs Lesson

Non-Progressive Verbs
The verbs below are called non-action verbs. 
They are NOT normally used in progressive tenses.
The senses Emotional  Mental Possession Existence
feel*
hear
see*
smell*
taste*
know		 amaze
appreciate
astonish
care*
dislike
envy
fear
hate
like
love
mind
need
please
prefer
surprise
want*		 believe
desire
doubt*
feel*
forget*
imagine*
know
mean*
realize
recognize
remember*
suppose
think*
understand
want*		 belong
have*
own
possess 		appear*
be*
consist of
contain
cost*
exist
include*
look*
matter
owe
resemble
seem
sound
weigh*

Verbs with a * can sometimes be used, but it has a special meaning.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
Blood Pressure The nurse hears his heart beating.
not: The nurse is hearing his heart beating.

His heart sounds good.
not: His heart is sounding good.

She knows how to be a good nurse.
not: She is knowing how to be a good nurse.

 
The girl looks pretty.
not: The girl is looking pretty.

She seems nice.
not: She is seeming nice.

I know her; she is my friend.
not: I am knowing her; she is being my friend.

 
Thief The thief has my jewelry!
not: The thief is having my jewelry!

That jewelry belongs to me.
not: That jewelry is belonging to me.

I want to stop him!
not: I am wanting to stop him!

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