Verbs not used in the progressive form (STATIVE VERBS)
a) verbs denoting sense perception (involuntary actions mainly). When used in the progressive aspect, they indicate voluntary actions.
feel, hear, notice, recognize, see, smell, taste
I am seeing the Browns tomorrow.
I am hearing the lectures...
He is feeling well(or feels well)/the texture of this cloth.
We are smelling the perfume to see if it becomes you.
b) verbs denoting mental activities:
astonish, believe, consider, differ, doubt, find, forgive, foresee, forget (gradual loss of memory), guess, hope (with my fingers crossed), imagine (domišljati si), intend, know, mean (intending), mind (object, look after), presuppose, realize, remember (podoživljati), suppose, think (process), wonder (èuditi)
When used in the progressive, their meaning is in the brackets (When used with always, these verbs suggest emotional colouring.)
c) verbs denoting emotions:
abhor, adore, desire, detest, dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish, worship
d) verbs denoting states and conditions:
appear, be, belong, concern, consist of, contain, cost, depend on, have (progressive when
drink, eat, arrange, owe, own, possess, remain, require, resemble, satisfy, seem, sound,
suffice, tend.
a) verbs denoting sense perception (involuntary actions mainly). When used in the progressive aspect, they indicate voluntary actions.
feel, hear, notice, recognize, see, smell, taste
I am seeing the Browns tomorrow.
I am hearing the lectures...
He is feeling well(or feels well)/the texture of this cloth.
We are smelling the perfume to see if it becomes you.
b) verbs denoting mental activities:
astonish, believe, consider, differ, doubt, find, forgive, foresee, forget (gradual loss of memory), guess, hope (with my fingers crossed), imagine (domišljati si), intend, know, mean (intending), mind (object, look after), presuppose, realize, remember (podoživljati), suppose, think (process), wonder (èuditi)
When used in the progressive, their meaning is in the brackets (When used with always, these verbs suggest emotional colouring.)
c) verbs denoting emotions:
abhor, adore, desire, detest, dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish, worship
d) verbs denoting states and conditions:
appear, be, belong, concern, consist of, contain, cost, depend on, have (progressive when
drink, eat, arrange, owe, own, possess, remain, require, resemble, satisfy, seem, sound,
suffice, tend.
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