SOME VERBS DESCRIBE STATES, NOT ACTIONS. WE DON´T USUALLY USE THESE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
algunos verbos describen estados, no acciones. normalmente no usamos estos verbos en el presente continuo.
NEED : necesitar.
WANT : querer.
THINK: pensar.
BELIEVE: creer.
KNOW: conocer -saber.
LIKE : gustar.
PREFER: preferir.
LOVE : amar.
ex: I need to talk to him today.
Non–action verbs (or stative verbs) cannot be used in the present continuous. They must be used in the present simple. The most frequent are the verbs of the senses (hear, see, smell, etc. ), verbs of opinion (believe, consider, like, love, hate, prefer, think, etc.), and other verbs like be, have, need, want, etc. Los verbos no acción (o verbos estáticos) no pueden ser usados en el continuo presente. Deben ser usados en el presente simple. Los más frecuentes son los verbos de los sentidos (oír, ver, oler, etc. ), los verbos de opinión (creer, considerar, como, amar, odiar, preferir, pensar, etc.), y otros verbos como ser, tener, necesitar, querer, etc.
Por favor, dame mi dinero, lo necesito ahora.
Mírala, ella parece triste.
- Please, give me my money; I need it now.
- Look at her; she seems sad.
