Hi, teachers. Is this all OK? Any tense problems?
Father - You think you've got room for some ice cream?
Son - Did you make that yourself, too?
Father - Of course.
Son - Isn't it hard to make?
Father - Not for me.
The given exchange is grammatical, but awkward-sounding. "
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The given exchange is grammatical, but awkward-sounding. You'd more likely hear something like:
Father: "You think you've got room for some ice cream?"
Son: "If it's your own homemade variety."
Father: "Of course, I serve only my own stuff."
Son: "Isn't it a lot of trouble to make everything from scratch?"
Father: "No, I enjoy doing it."