(3) Non-Progressive Verbs

عليك أن تدرك الأفعال التي لا تصاغ بصيغة الإستمرارية، وإذا ما وجدت أيا منها بصيغة الاستمرارية فذاك خطأ

a. Mental State-Verbs: know, realize, understand, believe, think, imagine, want, need, prefer, remember and recognize.

- I believe in almighty God.

- She needs you.

- I understand your point.

- He thinks you are mistaken.

- He imagines weird things.

- I remember my father's advice.

- I know the truth.

b. Emotional State-Verbs: love, hate, like, dislike, appreciate, fear and care. As in:

- Ann hates articles about computer games.

('hates' describes Ann's emotional state).

- I like swimming in the hotel pool.

- I appreciate your help.

c. Sense Perceptions-Verbs: smell, taste, feel, see, hear, look, seem and notice:

- This omelet smells nice.

- The sea food tastes delicious.

- He seems friendly.

- Janet looks so attractive.

- The cat feels soft.

d. Possession-Verbs: possess, own, belong, lack and have.

- I don't belong to this nation.

- Alia owns three apartment-buildings.

- She possesses a Mercedes company.

- They have plenty of food.

- Ali lacks confidence.

e. cost, be, exist, owe, appear, contain, consist of, include, be worth and weigh.

- This car is worth $ 2000.

- That wallet costs 20 dollars.

- She is a great actor.

- My father weighs 200 pounds.

- Water consists of oxygen and hydrogen.

- This classroom contains 20 seats.

- Yousef owes me 20,000 Euro.

- Mount Nebo exists/ is in Jordan.

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