Present simple or present continuous - Test-English
test-english.com › grammar-points › b1Non–action verbs (or stative verbs) cannot be used in present continuous. They must be used in present simple. They must be used in present simple. The most frequent are the verbs of the senses (hear, see, smell, look, seem, sound), verbs of opinion (believe, consider, like, love, hate, prefer, think, etc.) verbs of possession (have, own, belong, etc.).