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Verbs without –ing

Some verbs are not used with – ing. These are called Stative Verbs. They talk about a state, not an action. Action verbs are called Dynamic Verbs.

No –ing after these stative verbs:

Like, love, hate, need, prefer, want, know, realise, suppose, mean, understand, believe, remember, belong, contain, consist, seem.

  • I’m loving it.
  • I love it.
  • I am knowing Michael for six years.
  • I have known Michael for six years.
  • I am seeing Freddie, but he can’t see me.
  • I see Freddie, but he can’t see me.
  • I am seeing Freddie tonight.
    (Dynamic use: seeing means meeting in this sentence.)