kadioguy
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[Mom asks/is asking Son]
Mom: Have you eaten lunch?
Son: Yes, I have eaten lunch.
Mom: What did you eat?
Son: I ate a boxed lunch I bought.
Mom: Was it good?
Son: It wasn't bad.
(Adapted, by me, from https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/274988-Is-was-it-good?p=1538787&viewfull=1#post1538787)
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a. Mom asks Son
b. Mom is asking Son
In this context I think both can be used, but I can't tell the effect between (a) and (b). I assume that (a) means Mom starts to ask Son while (b) suggests this event is happening.
Do you have a better answer?
Mom: Have you eaten lunch?
Son: Yes, I have eaten lunch.
Mom: What did you eat?
Son: I ate a boxed lunch I bought.
Mom: Was it good?
Son: It wasn't bad.
(Adapted, by me, from https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/274988-Is-was-it-good?p=1538787&viewfull=1#post1538787)
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a. Mom asks Son
b. Mom is asking Son
In this context I think both can be used, but I can't tell the effect between (a) and (b). I assume that (a) means Mom starts to ask Son while (b) suggests this event is happening.
Do you have a better answer?
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