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.