Action and nonaction verbs

• Verbs that describe action, e.g cook, make, jump, eat,...
• Nonaction verbs describe states or feelings e.g. love, need, be,...They aren't usually used in the present continuous, even if we mean "now"
• Common nonaction verbs are: agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose