LESSON 04: NON-ACTION VERBS AND THE CONTINUOUS TENSES

Certain verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses, or they are used only in very specific cases. Feelings, Opinions, or Thoughts Examples don!t understand your "uestion. #hat do you mean$ %ant to &no%. 'o you mind explaining it$ !ve been meaning to call you. !ve been %anting to tal& to you about that. Verbs (ppear (ppreciate )e )elieve 'isli&e *ate +no% ,i&e ,ove -ean Need .refer /ecogni0e /emember 1eem 1ound 2nderstand #ant Notes Verbs that express feelings or thoughts are not normally used in continuous tenses. n certain cases, ho%ever, mean, need, and want appear in the present perfect continuous tense.

.ossession Examples 1he owns a house. 1he also has a car. 1he s ha!"n# problems %ith her car. #e $e ha!"n# lunch at 3455. Verbs )elong to *ave O%n .ossess Note The 6ing form is used %ith have in some idiomatic expressions.

.erceptions 71enses8 Examples The pi00a tastes good. t sme%%s delicious. am tast"n# the pi00a no%. #e !e &een hea$"n# stories about you. Verbs *ear ,oo& 1ee 1mell Taste Note The 6ing form is used to express a specific action. Note that hea$ and see can sometimes be used in the present perfect continuous tense.