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Nooon Posted 15 years ago
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look OR are looking

Hi Jane, you ___ sad! What's up?

A) look OR b) are looking

and why?
  

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nooon Hi Jane, you __ sad! What's up? A) look OR b) are looking A) look.

  • nooon Hi Jane, you __ sad!
  • What's up?
  • A) look OR b) are looking A) look.
  • look is called a non-progressive verb.
  • In its ordinary meaning it is not used with -ing .
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nooonHi Jane, you __ sad! What's up?

A) look OR b) are looking
A) look. look is called a non-progressive verb. In its ordinary meaning it is not used with -ing.

Nevertheless, you will hear such things as "You're looking sad". This suggests, "You look particularly sad at this moment". In other words, it su

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