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Non-Action VerbsSome verbs cannot be used in the progressive tenses. They are called non-action verbs. Non-action verbs indicate state, sense, desire, possession, or opinion. The most common non-action verbs are:
Some verbs have both action and non-action meanings. They are indicated by an asterisk* in the table above. The situation determines whether the action or non-action form of the verb is used.
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  written by gaby rocha, October 12, 2008  written by Gabriel, October 24, 2008
Your page suggests that you can't use verbs like "like" in the
progressive tense. However, I heard and read very often things like "Oh, he's liking that game a lot!". I've got other examples with possess or own. This is the first time I bump into this classification and was wondering what's the actual purpose for it. I thought initially that non-action verbs mean nothing on their own (e.g., you can't just "like" or you can't just "be", you need to like doing something or you have to be something or you have to like something etc etc). Write comment
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