[Grammar] We have or we are having

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Hello everybody!

Can you please tell which form is more suitable - we are having lovely weather today or we have lovely weather today? Can Continious tense be used in such cases?
 

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Thank you!
 
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Hello everybody!

Can you please tell which form is more suitable? "We are having lovely weather today" or "We have lovely weather today?" Can the continuous tense be used in such cases?

I don't think I've heard anybody say either one.

Possibilities:

It has warmed up.
It has cooled down.
Its going to be cold tonight.
It's going to be a hot one tomorrow.
 

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The thing is that the phrase should be exactly as I've stated because it's the part of an exersice where verbs should be put correctly.
But thank you anyway!
 
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The thing is that the phrase should be exactly as I've stated because it's [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] part of an exercise where verbs should be used correctly.
But thank you anyway!

Yes. They should always be used appropriately.
 
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