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    This document discusses verbs that are not normally used in the continuous tenses in English. It divides these verbs into 4 categories: 1) Mental and emotional states like believe, love, see, doubt, etc. 2) Involuntary reactions of the senses like appear, sound, hear, see, smell, taste. 3) Those that cause and/or communicate reactions like agree, deny, impress, please, satisfy, disagree, mean, promise, surprise. 4) Others like be, deserve, belong, need, owe, own, consist, contain, depend, possess. Some verbs like feel, think, see, smell, and taste can be used in both continuous and non-continuous forms depending on the context

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    This document discusses verbs that are not normally used in the continuous tenses in English. It divides these verbs into 4 categories: 1) Mental and emotional states like believe, love, see, doubt, etc. 2) Involuntary reactions of the senses like appear, sound, hear, see, smell, taste. 3) Those that cause and/or communicate reactions like agree, deny, impress, please, satisfy, disagree, mean, promise, surprise. 4) Others like be, deserve, belong, need, owe, own, consist, contain, depend, possess. Some verbs like feel, think, see, smell, and taste can be used in both continuous and non-continuous forms depending on the context

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    Unit 2A VERBS We Do Not Normally Use in The Continuous Tenses 1.-Mental and Emotional States

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    Unit 2A

    VERBS we do not normally use in the continuous tenses

    1.- Mental and emotional states,

    BELIEVE ( CREER)
    LOVE (AMAR)
    SEE=UNDERSTAND (ENTENDER)
    DOUBT (DUDAR)
    HATE (ODIAR)
    SUPPOSE (SUPONER)
    FEEL (OPINAR)
    PREFER (PREFERIR)
    THINK (OPINAR)
    IMAGINE (IMAGINAR)
    REALISE (DARSE CUENTA)
    KNOW ( SABER)
    RECOGNISE (RECONOCER)
    WANT (QUERER)
    (DIS)LIKE ( GUSTAR)
    REMEMBER (RECORDAR)
    WISH (DESEAR)

    2.- Involuntary reaction of the senses,

    APPEAR (PARECER)
    LOOK=SEEM (PARECER)
    SOUND (SONAR)
    HEAR (OIR)
    SEE (VER)
    SMELL(OLER)
    TASTE (SABOREAR)

    3.- Those which cause and/or communicate reactions,

    AGREE ( ESTAR DE ACUERDO)


    DENY (NEGAR)
    IMPRESS (IMPRESIONAR)
    PLEASE (COMPLACER)
    SATISFY (SATISFACER)
    DISAGREE ( ESTAR EN DESACUERDO)
    MEAN (SIGNIFICAR)
    PROMISE ( PROMETER) SURPRISE (SORPRENDER)

    4.- Others,

    BE (SER/ ESTAR)
    DESERVE (MERECER)
    BELONG (PERTENECER)
    NEED (NECESITAR)
    OWE (DEBER)
    OWN (POSEER)
    CONSIST(CONSISTIR)
    CONTAIN (CONTENER)
    DEPEND (DEPENDER)
    POSSESS (POSEER)

    Some verbs can be both:

    I’m feeling fine/ I feel fine. ( Me siento bien)


    I feel we shouldn’t do it.(Siento que no deberíamos hacerlo)

    What are you thinking about? ( ¿En qué estás pensando?)


    What do you think of the government? ( ¿ Qué piensas del gobierno?

    I’m seeing Leslie tomorrow. ( Voy a ver a Leslie mañana)


    I see what you mean. (Entiendo lo que quieres decir)
    Why are you smelling the meat? Is it bad? (¿ Por qué hueles la carne? ¿ Está mala?)
    Does the meat smell bad? ( ¿ Huele mal la carne?)

    I’m tasting the cake to see if it is OK. ( Estoy probando el pastel para ver si está bueno.)
    The cake tastes wonderful. El pastel está buenísimo.

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