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#action and non-action verbs
action verbs
1. 활동을 묘사하는 동사
Verbs which describe actions in the present simple or continuous.
non-action verbs
1. 감정 or 상태를 묘하사는 동사
They are not usually used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'.
- Common non-action verbs are [ agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose. ]
@Verbs than can be both action and non-action
A few verbs have an action and a non-action meaning.
e.g. have and think.
I have a cat now. = possession (non-action)
I can't talk now. I'm having lunch. = an action
I think this music's great. = opinion (non-action)
What are you thinking about? = an action
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