PRESENT TENSE [RULES] |
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RULE 01: NON-PROGRESSIVE VERBS |
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We use the simple and
not the progressive with non-progressive
verbs, even if we mean “just now”. The most important are (* see rule 2): |
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be |
forget |
know |
mean |
remember |
think* |
believe |
hate |
like |
need |
seem |
understand |
belong |
have* |
look* |
prefer |
see* |
want |
feel* |
hear |
love |
realise |
taste |
wish |
I like this weather. (NOT I love math. (NOT |
What does he want? (NOT I understand you. ((NOT |