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More on the Progressive

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Certain categories of verbs are usually not used in any of the progressive tenses. When the verbs below are used in one of the progressive tenses, they usually have a different meaning:

–You will be hearing from me.
(I will get in touch with you later.)

–She is having trouble.
(She is experiencing trouble).

SENSES

MENTAL ACTIVITY
hear  know
taste believe
smell think
see understand
  remember
  mean
  recognize

POSSESSION

ATTITUDES
possess  dislike
own seem
have appear
belong look
want like
prefer  hate
need  appreciate
love  


Examples of More on the Progressive

  • You will be hearing from me.
  • She is having trouble with her computer.