The continuous is for actions that start and finish. Some verbs describe a state instead: something in your mind, your senses or your situation. These stay in the simple form, even when you mean right now.
| Group | Verbs |
|---|---|
| Liking and wanting | like, love, hate, want, need, prefer |
| Knowing and thinking | know, understand, believe, remember, realise, suppose, mean |
| Belonging and containing | belong, own, contain, consist, fit |
| Seeming | seem, appear, sound |
Right now does not automatically mean the continuous. Ask whether the verb is an action or a state.