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Verb Overview

Progressive Problems

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Involuntary / Voluntary Verbs

Sensory Perception Verbs:

Involuntary = passive unconscious activities. NOT ALLOWED PROGRESSIVE

Voluntary = active conscious activates. USED IN PROGRESSIVE

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Involuntary / Voluntary

InvoluntaryHearSmellTasteSeeFeel

VoluntaryListen to

SmellTaste

Look at / WatchFeel / Touch

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She was watching the Super Bowl when I called.

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She was watching the Super Bowl when I called.

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He is smelling perfume to pick out one for his wife.

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He is smelling perfume to pick out one for his wife.

smells

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That perfume is smelling terrific!

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That perfume is smelling terrific!

smells

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I am seeing the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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I am seeing the Super Bowl on Sunday.

am watching

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I am hearing Mrs. Coleman talk.

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I am hearing Mrs. Coleman talk.

hear or am listening to

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I am not listening to the radio.

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I am not listening to the radio.

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This cake is tasting great!

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This cake is tasting great!

tastes

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We are always feeling hot in this classroom.

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We are always feeling hot in this classroom.

feel

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More NON-progressive Verbs

Verbs of …Possession and RelationEmotion and AttitudeMental Perceptions and BeliefsState of Being

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NEVER PROGRESSIVEbelong to concern

consist ofcontain cost depend

on deserve equal fit have include

involve lack matter need owe own possess require resemble

seem sound

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RARELY EVER PROGRESSIVEabhor adore astonishbelieve desire detestdislike doubt forgivehate imagine impress intend know like love mean mind perceive please prefer realize recall

recognize regard satisfy suppose

understand

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Progressive Special Problems

Use for Ongoing ActivityUse with this + time wordUse to show intersection of

activities

DON’T USE for habitual activity

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I wonder what that exotic spice in this sauce is? I am tasting turmeric and coriander, but there is another spice I can’t identify.

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I wonder what that exotic spice in this sauce is? I am taste turmeric and coriander, but there is another spice I can’t identify.

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By the time her husband was awakened by the smoke, she had already been smelling the fire downstairs and called the fire department.

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By the time her husband was awakened by the smoke, she had already smelled the fire downstairs and called the fire department.

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I touch the expensive vase when it suddenly fell to the floor and smashed into many pieces. I felt very embarrassed when I told my grandmother about it.

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I was touching the expensive vase when it suddenly fell to the floor and smashed into many pieces. I felt very embarrassed when I told my grandmother about it.

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Lisa, did you forget everything I taught you about setting a table? You put the fork on the wrong side of the plate.

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Lisa, did you forget everything I taught you about setting a table? You put the fork on the wrong side of the plate.

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Jim studied in his room when

his sister arrived, so he didn’t

hear the door open.

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Jim was studying in his roomWhen his sister arrived, so

hedidn’t hear the door open.

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My sister and I take the same classes this semester.

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My sister and I are taking the same classes this semester.

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During the entire party, I wasn’t recognizing the girl in the red dress until she began to laugh.

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During the entire party, I didn’t recognize the girl in the red dress until she began to laugh.

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This year, the university works hard to recruit students from Malaysia.

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This year, the university is working hard to recruit students from Malaysia.

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Go call the fire department, I am smelling smoke.

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Go call the fire department, I smell smoke.

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In spite of many arguments against the idea, John is still believing that men are superior to women.

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In spite of many arguments against the idea, John still believes that men are superior to women.

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I’m not understanding what you are trying to say right now.

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I do not understand what you are trying to say right now.

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