Know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, feel, suppose, think*, imagine, doubt, remember, forget,
want, need, prefer, mean, love, like, appreciate, hate, dislike, fear, envy, mind, possess, have*, own,
belong, taste*, smell*, hear, feel*, see*, seem, look*, appear*, cost, owe, weigh*, be*, exist, consist of , contain, include.
Note: Verbs with an asterisk are also commonly used as progressive verbs, with a difference in meaning,
as in the following examples:
Non-progressive (existing states)
I think he is a kind man.
He has a car.
This food tastes good.
The flowers smell good.
I see a butterfly.
The cat’s fur feels soft.
She looks ill.
He appears to be tired.
A piano is heavy. It weighs a lot.
I am hungry.
Progressive (activity in progress)
I am thinking about this question.
I am having trouble.
The chef is tasting sauce.
She is smelling rose.
The doctor is seeing a patient.
Sara is feeling the cat’s fur.
I am looking out of the window.
The actor is appearing on the stage.
The grocer is weighing the apples.
Tom is being foolish.
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