List of NonProgressive Verbs (Verbos que no van en el present continuous (to be + -ing)
I) Los verbos "Nonprogressives" son aquellos que representan estados como condiciones que existen.
Ejemplo:
My mother knows that I love her. (verbo know no puede ir como is knowing)
II) Los verbos "Progressive" son aquellos que pueden representar acciones que estan en progreso en el momento.
Ejemplo:
My girlfriend is reading a book. (At the moment - ahora; en el momento)
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Common Nonprogressive Verbs
Los siguientes verbos son verbos muy comunes que no se pueden usar en su forma progresiva en Ingles. (Los de color naranja son aqullos verbos populares que pueden ser "nonprogressive" or "progressive")
Mental State
- know (saber) / realize (darse cuenta) / understand
(entender) / recognize (reconocer) / believe (creer) / feel (sentir) / suppose (suponer) / think (pensar-creer) / imagine (imaginar) / doubt (dudar) / Remember (recordar - acordarse de) / forget (olvidar) / want (querer) / need (necesitar) / prefer (preferir) / mean (significar-querer decir)
Emotional State
- love (amar) / like (gustar) / appreciate (apreciar) / hate (odiar-detestar) / dislike (disgustar) / fear (temer) / envy (envidiar) / mind / care (importar)
Possession
- possess / have (tener) / own / belong (pertenecer)
Sense Perceptions
- taste (probar) / smell (oler) / hear (oír) / feel (sentir) / see (ver)
Other Existing States
- seem (parecer) / look (verse-parecer) / appear (aparentar-parecer) / cost (costar) / owe (deber) / weigh (pesar) / be (ser-estar) / exist (existir) /consist of (consistir) / contain (contener) / include (incluir)
Ejemplos de verbos que pueden ser progressive o nonpregressive:
1) I think you should go to he doctor ---- I am thinking about my wife because she is alone
2) My brother has two dogs ---- Sally is having a great time in Paris
3) I am tired ----Carlos is being an idiot
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