Common Mistakes in English: 'verbs'. Post no. 1


Examples:

1. Wrong: My mother is hearing some unusual noise inside the house.
     Right: My mother hears some unusual noise inside the house.

2. Wrong: The food on the dining table is tasting sour.
     Right: The food on the dining table tastes sours.

3. Wrong: My sister is wanting you right now in her apartment.
    Right: My sister wants you right now in her apartment.

4. Wrong: I'm having a nice car.
     Right: I have a nice car.

5. Wrong: The company is belonging to my father.
     Right: The company belongs to my father.

A brief explanation: the verbs has (in the sense of possession), hear, belong, want, taste, etc., cannot be used in the present continuous tense or form, but sometimes some of them can be used exceptionally in some cases.
Some other verbs which don't require the said form are: despise, love, grasp, suggest, wish, pertain, forget, perceive.