There are many common non progressive verbs.
It means that the verbs cannot be used in progressive tense.
Exception: Few of them can be used in progressive to express activity in progress.
Examples:
Know, realize, understand, recognize, believe
Feel, Suppose, (think), imagine, doubt
Remember, forget, want, need, prefer, meat
Love, like, dislike, appreciate, hate, fear, care, mind, envy
Belong, own, posses (have)
Hear, see, feel, smell (taste)
Seem, cost, owe, exist, contain, include, consist of, look, appear, be,
Look simple sentences below. It has different terms Non progressive and progressive:
I’m hungry (non progressive)
I’m late (non progressive)
John is being foolish (progressive)
He has a car. (He is having a car = it is not common word= not correct)
I hope all of you understand with this topic. See next lesson…..
It means that the verbs cannot be used in progressive tense.
Exception: Few of them can be used in progressive to express activity in progress.
Examples:
Know, realize, understand, recognize, believe
Feel, Suppose, (think), imagine, doubt
Remember, forget, want, need, prefer, meat
Love, like, dislike, appreciate, hate, fear, care, mind, envy
Belong, own, posses (have)
Hear, see, feel, smell (taste)
Seem, cost, owe, exist, contain, include, consist of, look, appear, be,
Look simple sentences below. It has different terms Non progressive and progressive:
I’m hungry (non progressive)
I’m late (non progressive)
John is being foolish (progressive)
He has a car. (He is having a car = it is not common word= not correct)
I hope all of you understand with this topic. See next lesson…..
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