Can we use Present Progressive with the verb to look?
For example,are the following sentences correct:
She looks very happy today.
Ann is looking at me.?But what about:
What (do you look/are you looking at?) -The girl.She is really beautiful.
Which one is correct?
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Both correct again but "What are you looking at?" is much more used. On the other hand "What do you look at?", since is rarely used, it sounds a little bit wrong.
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Your examples are correct -- "to look at" is a verb of action. The verb "to see" has a similar meaning but is generally a verb of state.
The intransitive verb "to look" is quite often stative, so it's usually used in the simple aspect. You might tell your girlfriend "You look good tonight." You could also say "You're looking good tonight," with almost the same meaning in this context.
We should be aware that whether a verb is an action or a state depends not on the verb but on its meaning in the context in question.
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They're both correct.
Other examples:
-She's looking good.
-Things are looking up.
-I'm looking forward to meeting you.
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Yes, those are perfectly correct.
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