Concetti Chiave
- Some verbs generally do not use continuous tenses, such as "to be".
- Verbs expressing possession like "to have" and "to own" usually avoid continuous forms.
- Verbs related to likes and dislikes, such as "to like" and "to hate", are typically used in simple tenses.
- Verbs of perception like "to see" and "to hear" are generally not used in continuous forms.
- Some verbs can have different meanings when used in continuous forms, like "to think" and "to see".
1) To be
2) Verbs of possession
* To have (= avere, possedere)
* To own (possedere)
Verbi di preferenze
3) Verbs of likes and dislikes
To like, to dislike, to love, to hate
Verbi di percezione
4) Verbs of perception
To see, to hear, to taste
5) Verbs of will
* To want, to wish
6) Verbs of opinion
To think, to know, to remember, to forget, to believe, to need.
* To think:
* To see
I see/ I can see the green wall
To see somebody---> I meet somebody
I'm meeting my friends tonight.