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There are certain verbs that we don't use with continuous tenses although it is tempting to use continuous tense. I see you. I love you. I hear you. VERBS NOT NORMALLY USED IN THE CONTINUOUS FORM ; APPEAR. He appears to be asleep. (=seems to be asleep). The actor is appearing on the stage. ; Verbs of inert ... ... verb” and that it is not used in the progressive tenses. She hears the music. (She hears the music with her ears.) (Non-continuous verb). She is hearing ... Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, are not used in continuous tenses (like the present continuous, the future continuous ... to see. When the verb to see is used to mean to have a meeting or to date someone it can be used in the Progressive or Continuous Forms. · to be. The verb to be ... Sep 7, 2023 ... with verbs that cannot be used in the progressive form. He ... used; the present perfect progressive cannot be used with definite quantities. Sep 10, 2020 ... Two examples that were given to me: TO GET and TO KNOW. In the case of the verb TO KNOW, according to what I was informed, with the meaning of ... Here are some examples with the present tense verb in bold: A yodeler yodels ... An intransitive verb is not used with a direct object. If something ... Nov 28, 2024 ... Everyday Grammar: Present Progressive Tense. Embed share. The ... There are some verbs that cannot be used in any of the progressive tenses. Aug 31, 2006 ... I don't remember ever being taught that you could not use these words in continuous present form. The oldest memory I can dredge up of this ...