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Tenses · CEFR B1 · Independent
Some verbs describe a state rather than an action, and states are not in progress — so they stay in the simple form.
The shape
know · like · want · believe · own · mean · need
Stop saying "I am knowing".
In Hindi
कुछ क्रियाएँ काम नहीं, हालत बताती हैं। हालत चल नहीं रही होती, इसलिए उनमें -ing नहीं लगता।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I am not understanding this. | I do not understand this. Understand is a state, so it takes the simple form even about right now. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I understand.
मैं समझ{ता|ती} हूँ।
I know.
मुझे पता है।
I remember.
मुझे याद है।
I do not understand.
मैं नहीं समझ{ता|ती}।
also correct: I don't understand.
Now I understand.
अब मैं समझ{ता|ती} हूँ।
I know the answer.
मुझे जवाब पता है।
I do not remember.
मुझे याद नहीं है।
also correct: I don't remember.
I do not know the answer.
मुझे जवाब नहीं पता।
I know this word.
मैं यह शब्द जान{ता|ती} हूँ।
I do not know this word.
मैं यह शब्द नहीं जान{ता|ती}।
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Verbs that never take -ing is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to tenses. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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