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Non-Action Verbs

Here are the verbs in the correct tense: 1. Alice is in her room right now. She is reading a book. She likes the book. 2. It is snowing right now. It’s beautiful. I like this weather. 3. I know Jessica Jones. She is in my class. 4. Mike is at a restaurant now. He is eating dinner. He loves the food. It tastes good. 5. Sniff-sniff. I smell gas. Do you smell it too? 6. Jason is telling us a story now. I believe his story. I think that his story is true. 7. Ugh! Someone is smoking a cigarette.

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Non-Action Verbs

Here are the verbs in the correct tense: 1. Alice is in her room right now. She is reading a book. She likes the book. 2. It is snowing right now. It’s beautiful. I like this weather. 3. I know Jessica Jones. She is in my class. 4. Mike is at a restaurant now. He is eating dinner. He loves the food. It tastes good. 5. Sniff-sniff. I smell gas. Do you smell it too? 6. Jason is telling us a story now. I believe his story. I think that his story is true. 7. Ugh! Someone is smoking a cigarette.

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SIMPLE PRESENT vs PRESENT

CONTINUOUS
NON-ACTION VERBS
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• Repeated actions/events • Actions/events that are in


and routines progress now
*I go to school every day. *I am writing a paragraph now.
*She has breakfast at 7 o’clock *Sue is cooking dinner in the
every morning. kitchen at the moment.

• Permanent situations • Temporary situations


*I come from Ohio, but my *My best friend is visiting me
family lives in Texas. this week.
*I am reading a book by J.K
Rowling nowadays.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS TIME EXPRESSIONS
• every day/week/month/year • now/right now/just now/ at
the moment/at present
• adverbs of frequency: • tonight/today / this
always/usually/often/someti week/month/semester
mes/rarely/never
• these days/nowadays
• once a week/twice a
month/many times a year • listen! Look! Shhh! Be quiet!
NON-ACTION VERBS
• These are the verbs that describe
states/feelings/needs/senses but not actions. These
are not used in progressive tenses.

FEELINGS/ POSSESSION SENSES AND MENTAL STATES


WANTS/NEEDS PERCEPTIONS
love have hear think
like own see believe
hate possess feel know
dislike belong to look=seem mean
mind sound agree/disagree
need smell remember/forget
want taste understand
prefer
NON-ACTION VERBS
• Use the Simple Present Tense with most non-
action verbs.
e.g. I hate my nickname.
e.g. Do you remember her name?
e.g. Dingo has two family names.
e.g. Jan wants to change her name.
e.g. You don’t look happy today.
NON-ACTION VERBS
• Do not use the Present Progressive Tense-
even when the verb describes a situation
that exits at the moment of speaking.
e.g. I want to have a special name.
NOT I am wanting to have a special names.
e.g. She needs me now.
NOT She is needing me now.
NON-ACTION VERBS
• I don’t like rude people. (Right)
• I am not liking rude people. (Wrong)
• I’m hungry right now. I want an apple. (Right)
• I’m hungry right now. I am wanting an apple.
(Wrong)
• I hear a siren. Do you hear it now? (Right)
• I am hearing a siren. Are you hearing now?
(Wrong)
• You look very happy today. (Right)
• You are looking very happy today. (Wrong)
There is both an action and a non-action meaning for
some verbs such as ‘have, come from, think, taste,
smell, feel and look.’

1. LOOK
• The book looks interesting. (non-action)
(=it appears interesting)
• I am looking at the book right now.
(=using your eyes)
2. THINK
• I think that grammar is easy. (non-action)
(“think” means “In my opinion or believe”)

• I am thinking about my homework right now.


(“think” expresses thoughts that are going
through a person’s mind, using your mind )
3. HAVE
• Tom has a car. (non-action)
(“have” means “own” and expresses possession)
• Sarah is having a bath now. (=taking a bath)
-have a good time/have a bad time
-have trouble/have a problem
-have breakfast/lunch/dinner/coffee/tea
-have a snack
-have an operation
-have a bath/shower
-have a party
4. COME FROM
• I come from Mexico. (non-action)
(My country of origin is Mexico.)

• I am coming from school. (action)


(I’m on my way from school.)
• **FEEL (both Simple Present and Present
Continuous)

*I feel tired today. = I am feeling tired today.

*How do you feel? = How are you feeling?


Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Sue ________ (have) lunch in the cafeteria every


afternoon.
2. Linn and her family ________ (have) lunch in the
cafeteria at the moment.
3. He _______ (look) at the clock because he wants to
learn the time.
4. He ______ (look) really tired after work every day.
5. I _____ (think) Mike is a nice person.
6. She _______ (think) about her family every day.
Exercise 2: Circle the correct form of the verb in the
sentences below. 

1. I (want / am wanting) to mail this package.


2. She (knows / is knowing) him very well.
3. The teacher (teaches / is teaching) a lesson right
now.
4. She doesn’t have a pencil. She (needs / is needing)
one.
5. I (listen / am listening) to the teacher right now.
6. I (believe / am believing) you.
Exercise 2: Circle the correct form of the verb in the
sentences below. 

7. What are you doing? I (cook / am cooking) dinner.


8. What’s in the closet? I (see / am seeing) some books
and pencils.
9. The teacher is talking in English now. I (understand /
am understanding) everything she says.
10. What’s she doing? She (studies / is studying)
English.
Exercise 3: Use the verbs into the correct tense:
Simple Present or Present Continuous
1. Alice is in her room right now. She _____ (read) a
book. She ____ (like) the book.
2. It ____ (snow) right now. It’s beautiful. I ____ (like)
this weather.
3. I ____ (know) Jessica Jones. She is in my class.
4. Mike is at a restaurant now. He ____ (eat) dinner.
He ___ (love) the food. It ____ (taste) good.
5. Sniff-sniff. I ____ (smell) gas. ____ (you/smell) it
too?
Exercise 3: Use the verbs into the correct tense:
Simple Present or Present Continuous

6. Jason ____ (tell) us a story now. I ____ (believe) his story. I


____ (think) that his story is true.
7. Ugh! Someone ___ (smoke) a cigarette. It ____ (smell)
terrible. I ____ (hate) cigarettes.
8. Look at Mr. Allen. He ____ (hold) a kitten in his hand. He
____ (love) the kitten.
9. I’m in class now. I ____ (look) at my classmates. Kim ____
(look) out the window. He ____ (look) very unhappy today.
10. I am going to the cinema tonight. ____ (you/want) to
come with me?

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