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    Non-continuous verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. They include verbs like want, seem, believe, know, belong, and hear. These verbs cannot be used in the continuous tenses with "be + verb+ing" because they indicate a state rather than an ongoing action. Some verbs like think and consider have both a stative and dynamic meaning - the stative meaning cannot take continuous tenses while the dynamic meaning that indicates an action can take continuous tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct and incorrect usage of continuous and non-continuous verbs.

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    Non-continuous verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. They include verbs like want, seem, believe, know, belong, and hear. These verbs cannot be used in the continuous tenses with "be + verb+ing" because they indicate a state rather than an ongoing action. Some verbs like think and consider have both a stative and dynamic meaning - the stative meaning cannot take continuous tenses while the dynamic meaning that indicates an action can take continuous tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct and incorrect usage of continuous and non-continuous verbs.

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    Non-continuous verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. They include verbs like want, seem, believe, know, belong, and hear. These verbs cannot be used in the continuous tenses with "be + verb+ing" because they indicate a state rather than an ongoing action. Some verbs like think and consider have both a stative and dynamic meaning - the stative meaning cannot take continuous tenses while the dynamic meaning that indicates an action can take continuous tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct and incorrect usage of continuous and non-continuous verbs.

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    Non-continuous verbs describe a state of being rather than an action. They include verbs like want, seem, believe, know, belong, and hear. These verbs cannot be used in the continuous tenses with "be + verb+ing" because they indicate a state rather than an ongoing action. Some verbs like think and consider have both a stative and dynamic meaning - the stative meaning cannot take continuous tenses while the dynamic meaning that indicates an action can take continuous tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate the correct and incorrect usage of continuous and non-continuous verbs.

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    Non-continuous Verbs

    Non-continuous verbs are verbs that we do not normally use with continuous tenses. These
    "stative" verbs are about state, not action, and they cannot express the continuous or
    progressive aspect. Here are some of the most common non-continuous verbs:

    feeling: hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish


    senses: appear, feel, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste
    communication: agree, deny, disagree, mean, promise, satisfy, surprise
    thinking: believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand
    other states: be, belong, concern, depend, involve, matter, need, owe, own, possess

    Look at these example sentences, right and wrong:

    I want a coffee. not I am wanting a coffee.


    I don't believe you are right. not I am not believing you are right.
    Does this pen belong to you? not Is this pen belonging to you?
    It seemed wrong. not It was seeming wrong.
    I don't hear anything. not I am not hearing anything.

    Notice that we often use can + see/hear:

    I can see someone in the distance. not I am seeing someone in the distance.
    I can't hear you very well. not I am not hearing you very well.

    With verbs that we cannot use in continuous tenses, there is no real action or activity.
    Compare hear and listen. The verb "hear" means "receive sound in your ears". There is no
    action or activity by you. We cannot use hear with continuous tenses. But listen means "try to
    hear". You make an effort to hear. There is a kind of action or activity. We can use listen with
    continuous tenses.

    Dual Meaning Verbs


    Some verbs have two different meanings or senses. For one sense we cannot use a continuous
    tense. For the other sense we can use any tense.

    For example, the verb think has two different meanings:

    1. to believe, to have an opinion


    I think red is a strong colour.
    2. to reflect, to use your brain to solve a problem
    I am thinking about my homework.

    In sense 1 there is no real action, no activity. This sense is called "stative". In sense 2 there is
    a kind of action, a kind of activity. This sense is called "dynamic".
    When we use the stative sense, we cannot use a continuous tense. When we use the dynamic
    sense, we can use any tense, depending on the situation.

    Look at the examples in the table below:

    Stative sense Dynamic sense


    - no real action - a kind of action
    must use: can use:
    non-continuous tenses continuous tenses non-continuous tenses I think she is beautiful.
    Be quiet. I'm thinking. I will think about this problem tomorrow. I don't consider that he is
    the right man for the job. We are considering your job application and will give you our
    answer in a few days. We consider every job application very carefully. This table measures
    4 x 6 feet. She has been measuring the room for a new carpet. A good carpenter measures
    his wood carefully. Does the wine taste good? I was tasting the wine when I dropped the
    glass. I have always tasted wine before drinking it. Mary has three children. Please phone
    later. We are having dinner now. We have dinner at 8pm every day.

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