Đây là những động từ không thể dùng V-ing ở các thì: hiện tại tiếp diễn, quá khứ tiếp diễn, tương lai tiếp diễn và hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
=> Mental and Emotional States (về tinh thần và những trạng thái cảm xúc)
believe, dislike, doubt, imagine, know, like, love, hate, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, suppose, understand, want, wish
Examples:
She dislikes that boy. NOT She is disliking that boy.
Trang prefers going out for dinner tonight. NOT Trang is preferring going out for dinner tonight.
I recognize you! NOT I'm recognizing you!
=> Sense (giác quan)
appear, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste
Examples
I saw him when the train arrived. NOT I was seeing him when the train arrived.
It tastes strange. NOT It is tasting strange.
Did you hear that? NOT Were you hearing that?
=> Communication (truyền đạt, thông báo)
agree, astonish, deny, disagree, impress, mean, please, promise, satisfy, surprise
Examples:
I saw him when the train arrived. NOT I was seeing him when the train arrived.
It tastes strange. NOT It is tasting strange.
Did you hear that? NOT Were you hearing that?
=> Other States (những tình huống khác)
be, belong, concern, consist, contain, cost, depend, deserve
fit, include, involve, lack, matter, need, owe, own, possess
Examples
It depends on how much it costs. NOT It is depending on how much it is costing.
She said it involved a lot of work. NOT She said it was involving a lot of work.
It doesn't matter. NOT It isn't mattering.