Here is a common list of verbs that don't use the simple present. However, it doesn't highlight the ones that can have both action and non-action meanings. appear appreciate be believe belong care consist of contain cost dislike doubt envy exist fear feel hate have hear imagine include know like look love mind need owe own possess prefer realize recognize remember see seem smell suppose taste think understand want weigh

If you ask me, don't waste your time on memorizing lists of verbs. "To cut" is one of the verbs that can be used in progressive tenses, but is it ok to say, " I've been cutting my finger."? Most probably not, unless you take a knife and start cutting your finger into pieces and continue the finger-cutting for one whole afternoon. Using common sense would be a better idea in my opinion.

The verbs that do use the present progressive form are the ones you can easily visualise. Basically, if you can draw a picture of that verb being performed, or act it out simply, then you can assume it uses a present progressive easily. BRSwartz's list shows many verbs which are considered non-action/static, but in some cases the same word can be treated in both ways. It's not always a clear division between verbs. Eg. "to have", meaning to possess, would be static. However "to have", meaning to eat, would be dynamic: "I'm having breakfast."

Dear All! Thank you a lot for usefull examples.

You want a list of ALL verbs? lol I am presently progressively getting a bigger and bigger headache thinking about present progressive verbs. :P