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Title says it all. Kindly inform what other verbs can't be used with present continuous.

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Muhammad Hassan
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    To improve the chances of a good response, avoid using the title as the sole source of the question: repeat it in the main text and expand upon why you need some examples etc. – Trevor Christopher Butcher Oct 24 '18 at 10:08
  • The verbs you are asking about are called stative verbs. You will find plenty of lists and explanations if you run a web search on this term. The topic has also been covered several times on this site. Here for example: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/187261/stative-verbs-in-the-continuous-form – Shoe Oct 24 '18 at 10:08

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Verbs of perception definitely can be present continuous. For example:

  • Are you hearing this?
  • The dog is smelling his food.
  • I'm seeing it but I'm not believing it.
  • They're feeling unloved.

I found one website claiming stative verbs can't ordinarily be present continuous, but I disagree. For example, the following are all fine, despite that website's assertion:

  • I'm hating/liking/loving how I look right now.
  • That's right: I'm preferring to stay indoors rather than have to go outside with you.
  • I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you.
  • I'm imagining something really outrageous.
  • This call is concerning your overdue bill.

A few of these are unusual sentences because they're not words we normally intend to have such a sense of immediacy, but that doesn't make the sentences ungrammatical, or even strange to hear. For that reason it's hard to imagine real sentences that use "belong" or "matter" in present continuous, but it wouldn't be ungrammatical per se.

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