Verbs

Stative verbs

Stative verbs aren't generally used in the continuous form. These include:

• be, have, own
• think, know, understand, believe, mean
• hear, see, smell, taste
• love, like, hate, prefer, loathe

• I have a car.
  NOT: I am having a car.

• I believe you.
  NOT: I'm believing you.