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szamoca
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What do you think
Is this correct: How are you feeling today?
I know that feel can be static and active with difference in meaning:
I �m feeling the material.
I feel awful.
So can feel be in progressive in the question above. It seems to me that I �ve heard it several times. Would you please comment on this.
Thanks a lot. szamoca
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16 Sep 2009
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eng789
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How are you feeling today? - is perfectly acceptable. |
16 Sep 2009
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dilekatameric
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i think in most cases feel is a stative verb but when you use it in progress it is continuous like the verb ; think
eg. i think this film is wonderful
i am thinking now don �t disturb me ( using brain)
it is just an opinion i am not a native speaker i hope i am true |
16 Sep 2009
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szamoca
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Thanks for your quick answers. But I still need more axplanation. Am I right if I say to my Ss that How do you feel? refers to how someone feels generally
How are you feeling? refers to the moment of speaking
And I still have the other one
How do you feel about staying here for a night.- meaning what do you think about.
Does this make any sense?
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16 Sep 2009
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ballycastle1
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Perfect sense!
Re �How are you feeling?/How do you feel? � In my experience you would usually use these expressions if someone is/has just been ill and you are checking their present state of health.
This is as opposed to �How are you? � - the polite general introductory question you would use to new acquaintances and friends alike.
Of course, �How are you? �, said with concern, would be used if you really wanted to know the answer!
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16 Sep 2009
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ballycastle1
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Sorry, szamoca, I �ve just read your question again. Re �I �m feeling the material � - the only instance I can think of when you �d use this is if you were considering buying some fabric and were handling it to check its weight/composition. Even then, it �s highly unlikely that you �d use the present progressive to explain why you couldn �t give them your full attention at that moment. Gets a bit surreal, doesn �t it? |
16 Sep 2009
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szamoca
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Thanks ballycastle1. I �m teaching active and stative verbs tomorrow for my 10 grade Ss.I was a bit confused but now everything is clear thanks to you, I can go to bed now. Good night!
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16 Sep 2009
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