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Domdom Posted 11 years ago
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Why did you wear a crop tee? Your belly is showing.

How about "your belly is shown" here? What's the difference?
  

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"is showing" means she's wearing the shirt now, but you ask why she wore it (past tense with "did"). "Is shown" isn't idiomatic. You want a time indefinite construction: Why do you wear crop tees?

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  • "is showing" means she's wearing the shirt now, but you ask why she wore it (past tense with "did").
  • "Is shown" isn't idiomatic.
  • You want a time indefinite construction: Why do you wear crop tees?
  • They show your belly.
  • But are you sure this is any of your business?
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"is showing" means she's wearing the shirt now, but you ask why she wore it (past tense with "did"). "Is shown" isn't idiomatic. You want a time indefinite construction:

Why do you wear crop tees? They show your belly.

But are you sure this is any of your business?
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