There is a specific group of verbs known as non-continuous verbs. Unlike action verbs, which describe doing something (like run, eat, or think), non-continuous verbs describe a state of being, such as a feeling, a sense, or a thought. Because they describe a constant state, we usually do not use them in the continuous (-ing) form.

❎ “Non-continuous” verbs are rarely used in continuous verb tenses (e.g. present continuous, past continuous, future continuous). Instead they appear in the simple form. 

These verbs also go by other names. Your instructor may refer to them as "non-progressive," "state," or "stative" verbs.

Examples:

① The Prime Minister had wanted the activity to stop for five weeks when the law finally passed.  [past perfect continuous verb tense]  The Prime Minister had been wanting the activity to stop for five weeks when the law finally passed.  [past perfect continuous verb tense]

② I dislike him now.  [simple present verb tense]  I am disliking him now.  [present continuous verb tense]

③ It will cost too much. [future verb tense using “will”]  It will be costing too much. [future continuous verb tense]

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