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Meg2589 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
What DO you doing here?
I heard this line many times in English movies - "What do you doing here?". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "What are you doing here?" instead? I am unable to understand the reason as in the past continuous sentence it should be [IS/AM/ARE] + verb's I form + ing. Please throw some light on this.
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" is the correct form. Maybe it is because the sound linkage between "what are you" is a bit close to "what do you". Whada ya doing here?
- " is the correct form.
- Maybe it is because the sound linkage between "what are you" is a bit close to "what do you".
- Whada ya doing here?
- Whada ya go?
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"What are you doing here?" is the correct form.
Maybe it is because the sound linkage between "what are you" is a bit close to "what do you".
Whada ya doing here?
Whada ya go?
Maybe it is because the sound linkage between "what are you" is a bit close to "what do you".
Whada ya doing here?
Whada ya go?
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well, that really makes sense. Thanks PASTEL. Now it's clear to me.
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So Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing or what do you do?
and whada ya go ?
and whada ya go ?
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Hi,
So Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing<<< Yes. Only in casual spoken English.
or what do you do? No
and whada ya go ? No
Clive
So Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing<<< Yes. Only in casual spoken English.
or what do you do? No
and whada ya go ? No
Clive
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Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing here? it's ok.
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For Whada ya go Why didn't you use verb+ing for go, shouldn't it be whada ya going ?
Thanks..
but
For Whada ya go Why didn't you use verb+ing for go, shouldn't it be whada ya going ?
Thanks..
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Hi,
Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing here? it's ok.
but
For Whada ya go Why didn't use verb+ing for go it shouldn't be whada ya going ?
'Whada ya go' sounds to me like it means 'Where do you go?' You'd only s
Whada ya doing here? means what are you doing here? it's ok.
but
For Whada ya go Why didn't use verb+ing for go it shouldn't be whada ya going ?
'Whada ya go' sounds to me like it means 'Where do you go?' You'd only s
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meg2589I heard this line many times in English movies - "What do you doing here?". Is this sentence grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be "What are you doing here?" instead? I am unable to understand the reason as in the past continuous sentence it should be [IS/AM/ARE] + verb's I form + ing. Please throw some light on this.[/quote
Are you sure that they didn't
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i heard "what do you doing" several times in american tv-shows (private practice specially) still now i looking for response!!!!!!!!!!!
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