Nonprogressive Verbs or Nonaction Verbs

Although these verbs are happening at the present, in this very

moment, they use simple present tense. These verbs talk about or
describe mental states, emotional states, possession, sense
perceptions, or other existing states.
Mental States:

know
realize
understand
believe

suppose
feel
want
recognize

imagine
think
doubt
need
remember
think

prefer

Emotional States:

love
appreciate
hate

dislike
fear

mind
envy

like
care

Possession:

have*

possess

own

belong

Sensory Perception:

hear

taste *

smell *

see*

feel*

Other Existing States:

seem
look
exist
ost
include
consist of
weigh

owe
appear

be

contain

Verbs that change meaning according to tense:

I thinkyou are nice. (opinion)

I am thinking about that problem. (action considering)
She feels sick. (health)
She is feeling the cats fur. (action touching)
I have a new car. (possession)
Expressions with the progressive tense.
I am having a good time. I am having lunch. (eating) I am having a
baby. I am having trouble with this. I am having a party.
You look beautiful. She looks cold. (perception)
I am looking for my keys. I am looking out the window.(action)
This soup tastes wonderful. (perception)
The cook is tasting the soup. The chef is tasting the dish. (action)
You appear to be ill. You look like youre ill.(perception)
He is appearing on stage in Vegas. (action)
This soup smells great! (perception)
Look at John. He is smelling the roses. (action)
He weighs too much. (state condition)
He is weighing the vegetables. (action)
I see the car. (perception)
I am seeing a doctor. (consulting/visiting) I am seeing Bob. (dating)
He is a nice person. (state condition)
He is being nice. (action = behaving;a temporary characteristic)
He is being foolish, nice, kind, lazy, careful, patient, silly, rude,
polite, impolite. (some of the most common expressions)