Verbs are often not used in their continuous form

The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous: 

feeling: like, hate, love, prefer, want, wish

senses: appear, feel, hear, sound, see, seem, smell,  taste

communication: agree, deny, disagree, surprise, mean, promise, satisfy

thinking: believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand

other states: be, need, belong, concern, depend, involve, matter, owe, own, possess

For example:

She seems happy at the moment.  (not She's seeming happy at the moment.)

• What do you think of Monaco?

but

I’m thinking of going to Monaco

to think and to feel: When the verbs to think and to feel are used to refer to a person’s opinion they cannot be used in the Progressive or Continuous Forms.

• Did you hear that Peter is seeing Lucy?  Apparently they have been dating for 5 weeks.

but

I see well.  I don’t need glasses.

to see: When the verb to see is used to mean to have a meeting or to date someone it can be used in the Progressive or Continuous

• I have a car.

but

We will be having a party on Sunday.

to have: The verb to have cannot be used in the  Progressive or Continuous Forms when it means to possess.

• Jennifer is being very secretive lately.  I wonder what she is hiding.

but

Jennifer is very hot.

to be: The verb to be can only be used in the Progressive or Continuous Forms when it refers to a person’s behavior.

• The soup tastes delicious.

but

The chef is tasting the soup.

to taste: This verb can only be used in the Progressive or Continuous Forms when it is used to describe an unfinished action rather than the state of a thing.

• You look good.

but

I was looking right at it but I couldn’t see it.

to look: This verb can only be used in the Progressive or Continuous Forms when it is used to describe an unfinished action rather than the state of a thing.