Verbe care nu pot fi folosite la forma continuă

1. Verbele de percepţie: to feel, to taste, to smell, to see, to hearExcepţii: to feel, când exprimă o reacţie fizică

I am feeling tired.to taste, când are sensul de a controla, a evalua

He is tasting the milk to see if it is good.BUT The milk tastes good.to see, când are sensul de a se întâlni

He is seeing a beautiful woman these days.

2. Verbele de cunoaştere: to know, to remember, to understand, to forget, to think, to believe, to supposeExcepţii: to think, când are sensul de a lua în considerare o idee

I am thinking of moving to Paris.

3. Verbele de sentiment: to love, to hate, to like, to dislike, to enjoy Excepţii: atunci când sentimentul este limitat la o perioadă scurtă de timp

I am at the seaside and I’m loving every minute of it.

4. Verbele care arată posesia: to have, to own, to owe, to possessExcepţii: to have, când nu are sensul de a avea - ex. to have a good time, to have

breakfast, to have a showerI’m having a shower. (Fac un duş.)

BUT I have a shower. (Am duş.)

5. Verbele de existenţă: to be, to existExcepţii: to be, când arată o stare de moment

You are being rude. (acum, de moment)

6. Verbele de nevoie şi dorinţă: to need, to want, to wish

7. Verbele de aparenţă: to seem, to appear, to resembleExcepţii: to appear, când are sensul de a avea o apariţie scenică

She is appearing on this stage tomorrow night.

8. to belong, to mean