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Verbs in progressive tenses
Don’t use these verbs in progressive tenses:
Be
Senses: hear, taste, smell, see
Mental activities: know, believe, think, understand,
recognize, remember, mean
Possession: possess, own, have, belong
Attitudes: want, prefer, need, appreciate, love, like, hate, dislike, seem,
Look appear
But use them in this case only:
You will be hearing from me (I’ll write or pone you)
The doctor is seeing a patient (meeting with)
Thinking: Certain thoughts are going through my mind right now.
Meaning: intending (I’m meaning to call you)
Having: experiencing (having a good time)
Looking: using my eyes (through the window)
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