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Non-Continuous Meanings
Many English verbs are not usually used in continuous
tenses (including the present continuous). Some of these
verbs have more than one common meaning, however,
and at least one of the meanings canbe used in
continuous tenses. Here are some common ones:
appear
be
feel
have
imagine
include
mind
remember
see
smell
taste
think
Special Notes:
Verb Notes
appear One meaning is "seem"; it's
non-continuous. Another meaning
is "be somewhere as a performer,
speaker, etc."; it's continuous.
Example sentences:
Non-Continuous Continuous
He appears to
understand us. My favorite rock band
is appearing in Miami
next week.
Those children
are polite. Those children
are being polite.
( = behaving politely)
I have a headache.
I don't mind if
you leave early. Billy isn't being good.
He isn't minding me.