What do I wear today?

[shhop319]

Can I say "what do I wear today?"

I wear is just a simple present tense, and I've learned that simple present is not used usually, except like in something true ( Earth goes around the Sun )

Do I need to say differently, like what am I going to wear?

Thanks.

 

[MikeNewYork]

This appears to be someone talking to him/herself. Either tense will work in that case.

 

[5jj]

I've learned that simple present is not used usually, except like in something true .

That is not true. The present simple is widely used, and for many different things.

1. [FONT=&quot]Eternal, habitual, permanent, general, etc truths: Water freezes at 0⁰ Celsius.[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Regular or repeated actions: I normally drive to work.[/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Present states: That car belongs to George.[/FONT]
4. [FONT=&quot]Instructions, directions, demonstrations, etc: I engage first gear and let the clutch up. [/FONT]
5. [FONT=&quot]Commentary on fast action: Perry heads the ball to Charlton; he stops it, turns, …[/FONT]
6. [FONT=&quot]Vivid, dramatic or historic present: Then this chap walks up to me and punches me.[/FONT]
7. [FONT=&quot]Timetabled future: Luke leaves for Moscow next Wednesday.[/FONT]
8. [FONT=&quot]Future time and conditional clauses: If you drive me to the station, I'll catch the 8.15.[/FONT]
9. [FONT=&quot]Present speech acts, where the verb is the act: I declare this fête open.[/FONT]

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I'm sorry, but I don't get the meaning of this sentence: I engage first gear and let the clutch up.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

Do you know how to drive a car?

It means, "I put it in first gear and let the clutch out."

 

[Barb_D]

I'm sorry, but I don't get the meaning of this sentence: I engage first gear and let the clutch up.

Does your car have a "stick shift" (a manual/standard transmission) or is it an automatic? If you have ever driven a stick, that's the process of getting the car to actually move forward. If you have more questions about that, let's start a new thread in the members section.