I know that in most cases, verbs such as smell, taste, see are not used in progressive form, but
some grammar books say that if it is only temporary, you can use progressive form.
Examples are:
He is kind. (meaning he is always kind)
He is being kind.(meaning he is usually not kind, but right now, he is kind)
So, my question is, if it is temporary, can you say "My feet are smelling bad now"?
Or , "My feet smell bad now." is natural.
Thank you for your help in advance.
This is one of many questions on the Entrance Examination for a university, and choices are
(a) it may be \
(b) he was
(c) he should be
(d) it was to be
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<o:p>However, I don't think there is no appropriate answer.</o:p>
<o:p>In my opinion, the answer should be </o:p>
<o:p>Michael was a rich merchant, and did not know what it was like to be really poor.</o:p>
<o:p>Could anyone please help me with this?</o:p>
<o:p>Thank you in advance.</o:p>
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I came across this expression 'I heard someone get scolded in a loud voice.' in a textbook (published in Japan.)
I wonder if the sentence without 'get' is grammatically correct.
Also, if 'get' cannot be omitted, I would like to know the reason.
Thank you in advance.
