Getting Ready to Go Out

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forum Useful sentences

• Ask Are you almost ready?
• Answer Almost, I just need to dry my hair.
• Ask Why is your hair still wet?
• Answer I just washed it before getting dressed.
• Ask Do you need to comb it first?
• Answer Yes, it's a little tangled right now.
• Ask What cream are you applying?
• Answer Just a light moisturising cream for my face.
• Ask Are you wearing lipstick tonight?
• Answer Yes, just a soft shade to finish the look.
• Ask How much longer will you take?
• Answer Just five more minutes, I promise.
• Ask Do you like this hairstyle?
• Answer Yes, it's simple and doesn't take long.
• Ask Are we running late now?
• Answer A little, but we'll still make it on time.
• Ask Is that your finishing touch?
• Answer Yes, the lipstick is the last thing I need.
• Ask Do you always keep your makeup this simple?
• Answer Yes, I prefer a simple look over anything heavy.

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error Common mistakes

• Saying "put lipstick" instead of "apply lipstick" or "put on lipstick" (use the correct verb with cosmetics).
• Saying "my hair is wet still" instead of "my hair is still wet" (place "still" correctly in the sentence).
• Saying "do combing" instead of "comb my hair" or "do my hair" (avoid the unnatural "do + noun" construction).
• Saying "I am getting ready since one hour" instead of "I've been getting ready for an hour" (use the correct present perfect continuous structure).
• Saying "cream is applying" instead of "I'm applying cream" or "the cream is being applied" (match the subject to the correct verb form).
• Saying "we are late running" instead of "we are running late" (keep the correct word order for this phrase).

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