C2 English Grammar Profile point 38 in the category of PRESENT/continuous is defined as:
POLITENESS: with verbs that are not usually used in this form to make statements and requests sound less direct.
EXAMPLES:
I am asking us to use our power to choose.
I am asking us to level up.
We are asking businesses not to produce and consumers not to go out and consume.
An iWeb search for
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2 WE ARE ASKING YOU TO 655
3 WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR 307
4 I AM ASKING BECAUSE I 290
5 WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO 284
6 I AM WANTING TO DO 273
7 I AM ASKING FOR YOUR 250
8 I AM WANTING TO KNOW 235
9 I AM WANTING TO GET 231
10 I AM ASKING IS THAT 220
11 I AM ASKING FOR A 214
12 WE ARE ASKING FOR A 199
13 WE ARE ASKING THEM TO 196
14 I AM ASKING THIS BECAUSE 178
15 I AM ASKING FOR HELP 177
16 I AM ASKING IS BECAUSE 176
17 WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU 175
18 I AM ASKING THIS QUESTION 166
19 I AM WANTING TO MAKE 160
20 I AM ASKING FOR IS 159
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38 I AM ASKING THEM TO 76
39 I AM ASKING IF ANYONE 71
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69 I AM ASKING IS WHAT 42
70 I AM ASKING YOU GUYS 42
71 WE ARE ASKING HIM TO 42
72 WE ARE ASKING FOR HELP 41
73 WE ARE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT 41
74 I AM WANTING TO FIND 40
75 WE ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS 40
76 WE ARE ASKING PARENTS TO 40
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78 I AM WANTING TO BE 39
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80 WE ARE ASKING THE WRONG 39
81 I AM ASKING EVERYONE TO 38
82 I AM ASKING FOR ANY 38
83 I AM ASKING THE SAME 38
84 I AM ASKING YOU ALL 38
85 I AM WANTING TO TAKE 38
86 WE ARE ASKING FOR . 38
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88 I AM WANTING TO CHANGE 36
89 WE ARE ASKING ALL OF 36
90 WE ARE ASKING FOR AN 36
91 WE ARE ASKING FOR , 35
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93 I AM ASKING , IS 33
94 I AM ASKING GOD TO 33
95 I AM ASKING FOR YOU 32
96 I AM ASKING HERE . 32
97 I AM ASKING IF IT 32
98 I AM ASKING BECAUSE THE 31
99 I AM ASKING FOR AN 31
100 I AM ASKING THAT THE 31
B1 vocabulary:
court, government, public
B2:
donations, purchase