- 并不是所有的词动可以用于 present continuous的。
Some verbs (for example, know and like) are not action verbs. You cannot say 'I am knowing' or ,they are liking';
you can only say 'I know', 'they like'.
The following verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses:
like love hate want need prefer know realise suppose mean understand believe remember belong contain consist depend seem
- 可以用于指一次和一贯性的行为。
he is selfish and he is being selfish.
We use am/is/are being to say how somebody is behaving. It is not usually possible in other sentences:
* It's hot today. (not 'it is being hot')
about "Look and feet"
You can use the present simple or continuous when you say how somebody looks or feels now:
excercise:
4.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. I'm seeing the manager tomorrow morning. RIGHT
2. I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? --- Right
3. Are you believing in God? --- wrong, Do you believe in God?
4. This sauce is great. It's tasting really good. --- wrong, It tasts really good.
5. I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right? --- wrong, I think this is your key
4.2 Look at the pictures. Use the words in brackets to make sentences. (You should also study Unit 3 before
you do this exercise.)
1. (you/not/seem/very happy today) You don't seem very happy today.
2. (what/you/do?) --- what are you doing?
Be quiet! (I/think) --- I'm thinking
3. (who/this umbrella/belong to?) --- whom does this umbrella belong to?
I've no idea.
4. (the dinner/smell/good) --- the dinner smells good.
5. Excuse me. (anybody/sit/here?) --- is anybody sitting here?
No, it's free
6. Can you ring me back in half an hour? (I/have/dinner) --- I am having dinner.
4.3 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? (you/want) yes, I want.
2. Jill is interested in politics but she --- to a political party. (not/belong) doesn't belong to a political party.
3. Don't put the dictionary away. I --- it. (use) I am using it.
4. Don't put the dictionary away. I --- it. (need) I need it.
5. Who is that man? What ---? (he/want) what does he want?
6. Who is that man? Why --- at us? (he/look) why is he looking at us?
7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody --- him. (believe) nobody believes him.
8. She told me her name but I --- it now. (not/remember) I don't remember.
9. I --- of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it? I'm thinking of selling my car.
10. I --- you should sell your car. (think) You --- it very often. (not/use) I think you should sell your car. you don't use it very often.
11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I --- tea. (prefer) I perfer tea.
12. Air --- mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist) Air consists mainly of ...
4.4 Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are)
and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).
1. I can't understand why he's being so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
2. Jack --- very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why. Jack is being very nice to me at the moment.
3. You'll like Jill when you meet her. She --- very nice. she is very nice.
4. Normally you are very sensible, so why --- so silly about this matter? why are you being so silly about this matter?
5. Why isn't Sarah at work today? --- ill? she is ill.