Present is translated as "present" and tells us that the action is being performed at the moment. Continuous is translated as "long / long" and says that the action began some time ago and is still going on.

Present Continuous is a long time. We use it when we want to say that something is in progress. For example, I am swimming, that is, I am in the process of swimming. Present Simple, on the other hand, simply shows the fact of this or that action without a process. Let's look at examples.

1. Present Simple

I drive a car.
I drive a car.

2. Present Continuous

I am driving a car.
I'm driving.

In Russian, these two sentences are translated almost identically, but she English language they express completely different meanings:

1) just the fact that I can drive a car: I have a license and I can drive it.

2) I am driving: I have been driving a car for some time and now I am still driving, that is, I am in the process of driving.

Now let's take a closer look at exactly what cases we use present continuous.

Using Present Continuous Tense

The simple continuous tense is used in several cases.

1. When we talk about an action that is happening now (at the moment).

That is, the action began some time ago and is still ongoing (is in progress).
Example: “She is dancing” - she is in the process of dancing; "Children play with toys" - they are in the process of playing.

2. An action that is currently being performed, but not necessarily at the moment.

By this we emphasize the process of its duration.
Example: "He is studying at the university" - he is in the process of studying; "She's working on a big project" - She's in the process of working on a project.

Affirmative sentences in Present Continuous Tense

An affirmative sentence is formed by using the present tense auxiliary verb to be (am, are, is) and the ending -ing, which is added to the action verb.

The person in question + am/are/is + verb + -ing.

I	am
You
We	are	playing
They		swimming
She		cooking
He	is
It

For example

They are watch ing TV.
They are watching TV.

I am drink ing tea.
I'm drinking tea.

He is smok ing now.
He is smoking now.

Rules for adding the ending -ing

There are several peculiarities when adding the ending -ing to verbs.

• If the verb ends with -e, then the letter e we remove and add to the verb -ing:

dance e- dance ing- dance;
mov e-mov ing-; move.

• If the verb is short, we double the last consonant:

si t-si tting- sit;
ba n-ba nning- forbid.

Exceptions: verbs ending in -x And - w:

mi x-mi xing- to mix;
flo w- flo wings- flow.

• If the verb ends with -ie, then we replace this ending with -y:

l ie-l ying- lie;
t ie-t ying- bind.

Words indicating time

The following words can help us determine what exactly is Present Continuous in front of us:

• now - now;
• at the moment - at the moment.

Let's look at examples.

They are running now.
They are running now.

I am eating now.
I am eating now.

We are working at the moment.
We are working at the moment.

She is having a break at the moment.
She is on hiatus at the moment.

Verbs not used in Present Continuous Tense

Some English verbs never used at this time.

1. Verbs expressing feelings

Present Continuous does not use verbs that are associated with the senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.).

• hear - to hear
• smell - to smell,
• feel - feel, etc.

2. Verbs expressing a mental state

• forget - forget,
• know - to know
• understand - understand, etc.

3. Verbs expressing emotions and desires

• love - to love,
• want - want
• like - like, etc.

4. Verbs expressing possession of something

• have - to have,
• possess - possess, etc.

Why are these verbs not used in Present Continuous?

As we have already discussed, this tense is used to emphasize that an action is in progress: we started doing it some time ago, we are doing it now, but after some time we will finish doing it.

To be used in our continuous tense, the verb must be able to last. For example: cook - you started cooking, cook now, finish after a while.

Returning to our exception verbs. We cannot start smell (sniff) or hear (hear) and end this process after some time. This is what we do all the time. We talk about what we can smell and hear. Likewise, forgetting, understanding or emotions cannot be processes, because otherwise it will turn out that these processes began sometime, now they last, and someday they will end.

Negative form in Present Continuous Tense

The negation is constructed as an affirmative sentence, only the negative particle not is added to our verb to be.

The one in question + am/are/is + not + verb + -ing.

I	am
You
We	are		playing
They		not	cooking
She			swimming
He	is
It

Examples

We are not do ing our homework now.
We don't homework now.

She is not drive ing at the moment.
She is not driving at the moment.

I am not listen ing music now.
I don't listen to music now.

Interrogative form in Present Continuous Tense

To ask if someone is doing something right now, the verb to be comes first.

Am/are/is + the one in question + verb + -ing?

Am	I
	you
Are	we	playing?
	they	cooking?
	she	swimming?
Is	he
	it

Statement

I am read ing the book.
I'm reading a book.

You are swimm ing in a pool.
You swim in the pool.

She is clean ing her room now.
She is cleaning the room now.

A question and a positive answer (our “yes”) would look like this:

Question	Short answer (contains the verb to be)	Full answer (built as an affirmative sentence)
Am I read ing the book? I'm reading a book?	Yes, I am. Yes, I read.	Yes, I am read ing the book. Yes, I am reading a book.
Are you swimm ing in a pool? Do you swim in the pool?	Yes, you are. Yes, you swim.	Yes, you are swimm ing in a pool. Yes, you swim in the pool.
Is she clean ing her room now? Is she cleaning the room now?	Yes, she is. Yes, she cleans.	Yes, she is clean ing her room now. Yes, she is cleaning the room now.

Negative answers (our “no”) would look like this:

Question	Short answer (contains the verb to be + not)	Full answer (formed as a negative sentence)
Am I read ing the book? I'm reading a book?	no, I amnot. No, I don't read.	no, I am not read ing the book. No, I am not reading a book.
Are you swimm ing in a pool? Do you swim in the pool?	No, you arenot. No, you don't swim.	No, you are not swimm ing in a pool. No, you don't swim in the pool.
Is she clean ing her room now? Is she cleaning the room now?	No, she isnot. No, she doesn't clean.	No, she is not clean ing her room now. No, she is not cleaning the room now.

Examples

Are are they playing tennis?
They are playing tennis?

Yes, they are.
Yes, they are playing.

Are are they playing tennis?
They are playing tennis?

No, they are not.
No, they don't play.

Is he sleeping now
He is sleeping now?

Yes, he is sleeping now.
Yes, he is sleeping now.

Is he sleeping now?
He is sleeping now?

No, he is not sleeping now.
No, he is not sleeping now.

Special questions in Present Continuous Tense

When we ask a question with the following question words:

• what - what;
• where - where;
• who - who;
• which - which one;
• why - why.

These words are put in the first place in the sentence, and the further word order will be the same as in a regular question. The scheme is this:

Interrogative word + am/are/is + the one in question + verb + -ing?

	am	I
		you
What	are	they	reading?
Where		we	playing?
why		she	cooking? Reinforcement task Now for some practice. Translate the following sentences into English. Be careful, among them are hidden sentences that relate to Present Simple. 1. She is flying in an airplane at the moment. 2. Are you studying now? Yes, I am studying. 3. She walks to work. 4. It is not raining now. 4. Do they go to school? No, they don't study. 5. I am painting a picture now. 6. He doesn't fly planes. 7. The cat lies on the table. 8. What are they reading? They read new magazines. 9. My friend understands physics. As always, leave your answers in the comments below the article.

Present continuous tense - Present Continuous Tense of the English language, which is used in the following cases:

To describe temporary situations or states

We are staying at the Grand Hotel at present. We are currently staying at the Grand Hotel.

She is living in Moscow now (but she usually lives in Saint Petersburg) - She now lives in Moscow (but she usually lives in St. Petersburg).

He is working as a manager now, but he usually works as a teacher. He works as a manager now, but usually he works as a teacher.

In other words, if the action istime span, then you need to use the time Present Continuous to describe this action. It is this time that will show that the action NOT ALWAYS and will change soon.

Dialogue on the phone:

“Hi Jack, what are you doing?” - "Hello Jack! What are you doing/What are you doing?”

Hello Bob! I’m just watching some funny videos” – “Hi Bob. I just watch funny videos."

To describe repetitive actions with the adverb “ALWAYS”, if you need to express irritation and criticism:

She's always interrupting me! She always interrupts me!

They're always making mistakes! They always make mistakes!

To describe scheduled events in the near future:

The Browns are visiting us tonight (It's all arranged). – The Browns are coming to visit us tonight (the meeting is scheduled)

I'm leaving at 7 o'clock (I've already bought tickets). I am leaving at seven o'clock (I have already bought tickets).

The meaning of the future tense, in which Present Continuous is used, practically has the same meaning when in Russian the present tense is used in the meaning of the future:

I'm meeting a friend tonight.

"meet" - the present tense of the verb, but the action will take place only in the future!

Use the Present Continuous in the meaning of the future, when you are at everything 100 % you know that this action will take place, that is, for example, you have already bought tickets, you have already made an appointment, etc.

To describe changing or developing situations or states:

His English is getting better. – His English is getting better.

The weather is becoming worse. - The weather is getting worse.

Temporal expressions that are used in Present Continuous time:

now - now

At the moment - at the moment

Always - always (only to express irritation, criticism, discontent)

Tonight - tonight

At present - currently

Nowadays - nowadays

The form of the verb in Present Continuous

affirmative proposals. positive sentences

IN affirmative proposals the verb is used to be in present time(am, is, are) and the main verb with the ending–ing :

I am reading the book now. – I am reading a book now.

He is listening to his sisters at the moment. - At the moment he listens to his sisters.

We are leaving in the evening. - We're leaving in the evening.

In other words, the form of the main verb does not change in any person.(always with the ending -ing -reading, writing, going, speaking), only the auxiliary verb changes to be according to the person and number of the subject.

negative suggestions. negative sentences.

In negative sentences, you must use the particle"not" after the verb to be (am, is, are) + main verb with ending–ing.

I'm not running a marathon. - I don't run a marathon.

We are not going to the gym. We are not going to the gym/We are not going to the gym.

In negative sentences, the form of the main verb also does not change, only the particle is added"not" after the verb to be.

Interrogative sentences. Questions.

IN interrogative sentences verb to be (am, is, are) brought forward and placedBEFORE subject. The main verb does not change, remains in the same form, with the ending–ing:

For detailed analysis study the verb conjugation table to read (read) in Present Continuous time in all three types of sentences:

positive sentences		negative sentences		Questions
full form	short form	full form	short form
I am reading You are reading He is reading She is reading It is reading We are reading They are reading	I'm reading You're reading He's reading She's reading It's reading We're reading They're reading	I am not reading You are not reading He is not reading She is not reading It is not reading We are not reading They are not reading	I'm not reading You aren't reading He isn't reading She isn't reading It isn't reading We aren't reading They aren't reading	Am I reading? Are you reading? Is he reading? Is she reading? Is it reading? Are we reading? Are they reading?

When the verb ends in one vowel , located between two consonants, it is necessary double last consonant and add ending–ing:

S w i m - swi mm ing

S i t – si tt ing

S t i r – sti rr ing

If the verb ends with a letter–e , so when adding the ending–ing, the letter –e is not written:

Write-e-write-ing

Driv e–driving

Pay attention to the spelling of these verbs:

L ie–l y ing

Die-dying

State verbs

Verbs that describe a permanent state are called in English − state verbs. These verbs are usuallynot usedin Present Continuous time. These verbs include the following:

Feeling verbs:

See - see

Hear - to hear

Smell - to smell, smell

Feel - to feel

Taste - to taste

Hurt - to hurt, hurt

Remember! Verbs to hurt and feel can be used as in the form simple , and in the continuous form:

John feels/is feeling worse today. John feels worse today.

How are you feeling? / How do you feel ? - How do you feel?

My leg hurts/is hurting. - My leg hurts.

Opinion verbs:

agree - agree

Believe - believe

• Consider - consider

Emotion verbs:

• Forgive - forgive

Hate - to hate

Like - like, love

love - to love

Appear (=seem) – meaning to appear

Be - to be

belong - to belong

Fit - fit

Have - to have

Know - know

Need - need

Require - require

Want - want

Weight - weigh

Wish - wish

But it is important to remember that some of these verbs can still be used in the Present Continuous tense, but in this case, there is a difference in meaning. Pay attention to the following suggestions:

Stative verbs (Static verbs)	Action verbs (action verbs)
I think she's famous. - I think (or I believe) that she is famous.	I'm thinking about your ideas. – I am considering your idea (at the moment, there is a thought process)
He has a dog. - He has a dog (or he owns a dog).	He is having dinner. - He's having dinner. ( have dinner - a stable expression, so in this case the verb to have can be used in the Continuous form, as it is part of a stable expression. When the verb to have used in the sense of belonging, that is,"I have a dog" , in which case we do not have the right to use it in the Continuous form)
I see you are in trouble. - I understand (or I see) you're in trouble.	I'm seeing my doctor today. - I am dating with my doctor today. (The meaning of the verb to see in the Continuous form will be - to see someone, to meet)
Ann is very kind. - Anya is very good. (unchanging state, she is always very kind	Ann is being very kind today. Anya is very kind today. (Usually Anya is an angry girl, but today her behavior has changed and she was very kind.)

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Present Continuous - the present continuous tense of the English language, denotes
action taking place at the moment; action, which is a continuous process taking place at the moment of speech; future planned action. When we talk about such an event, we usually use the words now(now), at the moment(Currently), currently, currently(currently), etc. The action is incomplete.

affirmative form

affirmative form present tense is formed from the auxiliary verb " to be" in the corresponding person of the present tense ( am, is, are) and a semantic verb in the ing form ( V-ing) that follow the subject.

I am watching TV now
I am watching TV now

I am(= I "m) eat ing. -
I eat.

She is reading at the moment
She is currently reading

Is not reading a book. -
He is reading a book (now).

We are working now
We are working now.

We/you/they are(=we"re/you"re/they"re) sing ing. -
We/you(you)/they sing.

The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? -
The water is boiling at the moment. Turn it off.

Currently I am working on a very exciting project. -
Currently I am working on a very interesting project.

We can't come right now because we are watching TV. -
We can't come right now because we watch TV.

Interrogative form

To ask a question in the present continuous tense, you need to put the verb "to be" before subject, semantic verb in the form " -ing"should behind the subject.

Am I reading now? -
I'm reading now?

Is he reading a new book? -
He reads new book?

Are we waiting for a bus? -
Are we waiting for the bus?

Are we playing basketball? -
Are we playing basketball now?

Are children enjoying the party? -
Children enjoy the holiday?

Is she speaking to her mother? -
Is she talking to her mother?

Is Mary sleeping?
Yes, she is. (She's sleeppin.)
No, she is not. (No, she is not sleeping)
No, she's not. (She's not sleeping)
No, she isn't (She isn't sleeping)

Special questions in Present Continuous

Where is Mary sleeping?
On the sofa (She's sleeping on the sofa)

Why are you watching TV?
Because I like this program. (I'm watching TV because I like this program)

Negative form

The negative form is formed by stating the negation " not" after the auxiliary verb.

They are not playing football now.
They don't play football now.

They are very busy.
They are very busy.

Compare with present indefinite:

They don "t play football at all. - They don't play football at all.

Interrogative-negative form

In the interrogative-negative form, the particle not is placed directly after the subject or before the subject, forming an abbreviated form of the auxiliary verb and particle:

Am I not working?
Is he not working? (Isn't he working?)
Are we not working? (Aren't we working?)

+ She is standing.
- She is not standing.
? Is she standing?
Yes, she is. No, she is not. (No, she isn't.)

affirmative form		Interrogative form			negative form
... + am/is/are + IV		Am/Is/Are ... + IV ?			... am/is/are not + IV
I am (=I "m) playing. I play. (now)		Am I playing? Am I playing?			I am not (=I "m not) playing. I do not play.
He She It	is playing =(..."s playing)	Is	he she it	play ing?	He She It	is not playing =(isn't playing)
We You They	are playing =(..."re playing)	Are	we you they	play ing?	We You They	are not playing =(aren't playing)

Present Continuous to express actions taking place at the moment of speech

- What are you writing? - I am writing a letter to a friend of mine.
- What are you (now) writing? I am writing (now) a letter to my friend.

They are not working. They are on their holidays. - They don't work (now). They are on vacation.

If at the moment the fact of action is more important for the speaker than the process, then Present Indefinite is used, not Present Continuous:

Why don't you answer? - Why don't you answer?

Stop talking! Why don't you listen? - Stop talking! Why don't you listen?

If two simultaneous processes occur at the moment of speech, then all three options for transferring these actions are possible: both in Indefinite, one in Indefinite - the other in Continuous, both in Continuous:

Do you hear what he says? = Do you hear what he's saying? = Are you listening to what he's saying?
Do you hear (listen) what he says

Temporal markers Present Continuous

English verbs in Present Continuous used c
temporary markers:
still- still,
now- now,
at present- currently,
at the moment- Currently,
meanwhile- Meanwhile,
while- till

Moreover, the presence of words denoting the moment of speech: now, at this moment, etc. is possible, but not at all necessary.

I am sitting at my table and writing. -
I sit at the table and write. (now)

The bus is coming. -
The bus is coming.

It is raining. -
It's raining. (Currently)

Mary, what are you doing? -
Mary, what are you (now) doing?

You are not listening to me. -
You don't listen to me.

Verbs that are not used in Continuous:

(verbs of senses)
feel - feel
hear - to hear
notice - notice
see - see,
smell - to smell,
sound - sound,
taste - try.

I hear a siren. Do you here it too

(verbs of need and need) needs and wants:
need - need,
wish - wish,
want - want.

I want an apple

(tastes and dislikes) likes and dislikes:
dislike - not to love,
hate - hate,
like - like,
love - to love,
prefer - prefer.

(knowledge)
forget - forget
know - to know
realize - realize
understand - understand.

The Present Continuous Present Continuous is formed using the verb to be and the -ing form of the verb

To express a long action taking place in the present time period, although not necessarily at the moment of speech, for example:

I am learning to drive. -
I am learning to drive. (currently)

He is studying at school. -
He goes to school. (currently)

My husband is working on an invention. -
My husband is (currently) working on an invention.

Is not writing a new play. -
He is writing a new play. (not right now, but in this period of life)

That firm is carrying on negotiations for the purchase of ore. -
This firm is negotiating the purchase of ore.

to express future action

The Present Continuous is also used to express future action:

To express a planned future action (the actor expresses both the intention to perform the action and the certainty of its completion, since there is an agreement, plan, tickets, etc.), especially with verbs denoting movement or action. In this case, the circumstances of time are almost always used. This form is typical of the colloquial style, while Present Indefinite is typical of the formal style.

Such constructions often contain words today, this week and even tomorrow

We are leaving tomorrow at 6.

I "m going to visit my aunt this evening -
I decided to go to my uncle's tonight.

1) To express a planned future action (the actor expresses both the intention to perform the action and the confidence in its commission, since there is an agreement, plan, tickets, etc.), especially with verbs denoting movement or action. In this case, the circumstances of time are almost always used. This form is typical of the colloquial style, while Present Indefinite is typical of the formal style.

I'm leaving tomorrow. -
I leave tomorrow.

We're flying to Paris in the morning. -
We're leaving for Paris in the morning.

We are dining out on Saturday. -
We have lunch at a party on Saturday.

He is taking his examination on Friday. -
He is taking his exam on Friday.

2 To express the future action in adverbial clauses of the condition and time of the conditions introduced by the conjunctions (if if, in case in case, etc.) or time (before before, until (till) until ... not, while in while, while, when, etc.), for example:

If I am sleeping when he comes, wake me up, please. -
If I am sleeping when he comes, please wake me up.

abbreviations in colloquial speech:

In colloquial speech, abbreviations are used:

I am \u003d I "m
He (she, it) is \u003d He "s (she" s, it "s)
We (you, they) are = we "re (you" re, they "re)
am not="m not
is not= isn't="s not
are not=aren"t="re not

He's working.
He isn't working. = He's not working.
Aren't they working?

🔊 The Present Continuous Tense (the present continuous tense in English) is a tense form of a verb that is used to express an action taking place at the moment of speaking in the present.

Time Present Continuous in English is formed according to the following model:

am/is/are + participle I (initial form ch. + ending -ing)

Summary table of education Present Continuous

The formation of The Present Continuous Tense in sentences

Affirmative			Negative			Interrogative
I	am	speak ing	I	am not	speak ing	Am	I	speak ing?
He	is		He	is not		Is	he
She			She				she
It			It				it
We	are		We	are not		Are	we
You			You				you
They			They				they

Using Present Continuous

The present continuous tense in English is characterized by the presence of the following marker words:

• circumstances of time with which it is used:
  • 🔊 now(now);
  • 🔊Look!(Look!);
  • 🔊Listen!(Listen!);
  • 🔊 at the moment(at the moment);
  • 🔊 this week(this week);
  • 🔊 this time(at that time);
• in emotionally colored sentences:
  • 🔊 always(always);
  • 🔊 constantly(constantly);
  • 🔊 continuously(continuous);
  • 🔊 forever(always);
  • 🔊 repeatedly(repeatedly).

The use of the present continuous tense in English:

• designation of the process taking place at the moment of speaking. This is the action that can be seen:
  🔊 I am reading the book. - I I read book.
• the designation of a process that occurs in the present period of time, but not exactly at the moment of speaking, to denote something impermanent:
  🔊He is raising to play volley-ball. - He studies play volleyball.
• designation of a changing or developing situation:
  🔊 Our world is changing. - Our world is changing.
• description of behavior that is not characteristic of this person:
  🔊 You are being very naughty. - You're doing something very naughty.
• an emotional description of situations that happen too often, from the speaker's point of view. In this case, marker words are used always, constantly, repeatedly:
  🔊 You are always losing your keys! - You constantly losing your keys!
• description of planned actions in the future, especially when the time and place of these events are stipulated:
  🔊 I am meeting my teacher at 5. - I dating with your teacher at 5.
• physical sensations can be expressed in Present Simple or Present Continuous tenses without much difference in meaning:
  🔊 My leg aches. / 🔊 My leg is teaching. - My leg hurts.

Features of using Present Continuous in English

There are verbs that are not used in Continuous tense, since they denote not so much an action as a state (see table below).

Verbs not used in Continuous

The senses	🔊 love (love), 🔊 like (like), 🔊 hate (hate), etc.
Opinions or thought processes	🔊 think (think), 🔊 believe (trust), 🔊 consider (believe), etc.
Preferences	🔊 prefer (prefer), 🔊 want (want), etc.
Sensory perception	🔊 see (see), 🔊 hear (hear), 🔊 smell (smell), 🔊 taste (taste)
Possession	🔊 have* (have), 🔊 belong (belong), 🔊 own (own), etc.

*Note. The verb is also used in a number of phrases that denote a process, not a possession. In such cases, this verb is used in the Present Continuous tense:

• 🔊 I have a mobile phone. - I have a mobile (possession);
• 🔊 I am having breakfast. - I have breakfast (process);
• 🔊 I am having an English lesson. - I am sitting in an English lesson (process);
• 🔊 I am having a meeting. I am sitting in a meeting (process).

Construction use to be going to

Design to going to used to express an action that will inevitably take place in the future. In this case, the speaker sees or knows evidence that this action will be performed.

Present Continuous- This is the present continuous tense in English, its main meaning is a continuous action taking place at the present moment. Unlike , it expresses precisely a long-term action, that is, an action that happened, but not happened.

Present Continuous Education Scheme: Rules and Examples

Consider how the continuous present tense is formed in the affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

1. Affirmative form: I am talking

In the affirmative form, Present Continuous is formed with the help of a verb and a verb with an ending – ing, only the verb is changed to be. Examples are shown in the table:

Examples:

Are you talking to me? – Are you talking to me?

Is this device working properly? – Is this device working correctly?

Are you kidding? - Are you kidding?

Meaning of Present Continuous: when is a long simple time used?

Present Continuous is used in the following cases.

• A continuous action is taking place now, that is, at the moment of speaking.

Suggestion examples:

I am going to a swimming pool. - I'm going to the pool (I'm going now).

I am working. – I am working (at the moment).

Compare how the meaning will change if the verb is in:

I go to a swimming pool. - I go to the pool (in general, regularly, but not at the moment).

I work. – I am working (generally, not at the moment).

• A long-term action takes place in the present time period.

That is, not literally now, at this second, but in a wider period of time, for example, during this day, this month.

I am reading the book “War and Peace” . – I am reading the book "War and Peace" (not at the moment, the book is in the process of reading).

He is writing a new song. He is writing a new song (not right now, but in some real period of time).

• To express an action that will take place in the near future.

That is, to express the intention to perform this action or the confidence that it will certainly happen.

You are going with me - You go with me (meaning: you go with me).

I am leaving the town in 24 hours - I leave the city in 24 hours (leave).

• Repetitive action with a negative connotation.

This case is rarely mentioned in the educational literature, but it should be mentioned because it is typical for colloquial speech. Present Continuous with words like always, constantly(having the meaning "constantly", "all the time") expresses some unpleasant, annoying action that occurs regularly.

He is constantly talking. I hate it. - He talks all the time. I hate it.

I don't like them because they are always complaining. I don't like them because they complain all the time.

In essence, the value is obtained as y - a repeated regular action, but here we are talking about an annoying, unpleasant action.

Verbs that are not used in Present Continuous

Some verbs expressing perception, feelings, emotional state are not used (as a rule) in Continuous times, because they cannot express a long action. They include verbs.