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Is the expression "I'm wearing shorts and sandals in the morning" correct?
I wear sandals and shorts in the morning. [a generality]
I'm wearing sandals and shorts in the morning. [tomorrow, progressive used as a future]
I go to bed early. [generally]
I'm going to bed early. [...
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Is the expression "I'm wearing shorts and sandals in the morning" correct?
in the morning can mean "tomorrow morning".
It's late, and I want to go to bed. Can I call you back in the morning?
And it can refer to the time of day generally:
She waters her garden in ...
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Is "it is looking good" slang?
The -ing form of verbs can be used to emphasize progress or that circumstances are changing in real time often with accompanying uncertainty, and that applies also to look, seem, and sound.
In your ...
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Is "it is looking good" slang?
Not slang. But a normal, fairly casual comment. These verbs (looking, seeming, etc) are not normally used in the continuous form, except to emphasise the temporary or progressive situation. (You may ...
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Present simple vs present continuous when describing a video
When you narrate a film or other literary work, you typically speak in the present tense. Listeners understand that what you're describing already happened in the past, but you're narrating it as ...
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