Verbs not used in continuous tenses
Hi ! I have seen that the verbs of thinking , liking and disliking , being and possession cannot use it Why cannot use the present continuous , present perfect continuous , past continuous ? Example : If i want say " i am hating this work " is wrong ? or i want say " are you hating this work ? also is wrong ? for last in negative , i can say " i´m not hating this work " ....
P.D : Sorry for my english , i am noob : S
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Generally verbs that have no physical element to them are not used much in the continuous.
English uses the continuous much more than Spanish but .......
We would never say
"I am knowing you" but "I know you"
"I am believing you" but "I believe you"
"I am wanting a pizza" but "I want a pizza"
Update - I found this from my English classes
Verb Group II Non-continuous Verbs The second verb group, called "Non-continuous Verbs", is smaller. They are called State Verbs.
These verbs are usually things you cannot see somebody doing.
These verbs are rarely used in "continuous" tenses.
They include Abstract Verbs
to be / to want / to cost / to seem /to need / to care / to contain / to owe / to exist
Welcome to the forum Thanks for filling out your profile. Since you are fluent in Spanish you already know that gerunds (the -ing form) or present participles are not used in Spanish nearly as much as thry are in English. In Spanish, the present participle is usually used with the verb "estar" to form the present progressive also called the continuous form.. In Spanish, the present progressive is used only to describe an action in progress. It is not used for future actions.
Gerunds are used more frequently in English and can be used to describe an action that is currently happening such as "It is raining cats and dogs" (a little English idiom humor). Gerunds can also be used for future actions such as "I am studying English with Martin this afternoon."
Ey !! Thank you much for all to the two !!! You are great ! I want learn english but i am noob and i haven´t that help me ! Correct me always that you can and want in my message !
Once more !!! Thank you !!!
