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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Should be smoking/should smoke

Do you think you should be smoking at your age? I mean, you're only 15.

Source: "English Vocabulary Organizer" by Chris Gough.

Could you explain why it is "should be smoking" not "should smoke" here?
Thanks.
  

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No one just smokes one cigarette. It is talking about an addiction of smoking many of them in one day, the next day, and the day after that. The progressive is used for emphasis on the continuous habit of smoking.

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  • No one just smokes one cigarette.
  • It is talking about an addiction of smoking many of them in one day, the next day, and the day after that.
  • The progressive is used for emphasis on the continuous habit of smoking.
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No one just smokes one cigarette. It is talking about an addiction of smoking many of them in one day, the next day, and the day after that.
The progressive is used for emphasis on the continuous habit of smoking.
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