Verbs not Used with Continuous Tenses

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There are some verbs that we do not normally use with continuous tenses. We usually use the following verbs with simple tenses only (not continuous tenses):

* hate, like, love, need, prefer, want, wish
* believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, suppose, understand
* belong, concern, consist, contain, depend, involve, matter, need, owe, own, possess
* appear, resemble, seem,
* hear, see

Here are some examples:

Notice that we often use can + see/hear:

* I can see someone in the distance.
(not I am seeing someone in the distance.)

* I can't hear you very well.
(not I am not hearing you very well.)

NOTE:

# Be and Continuous Tenses
# Verbs with Two Meanings