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How is it going? vs how it's going?

The correct phrase is 'how is it going?' as it follows the standard question structure in English. 'How it's going?' is not a correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 4781 views

How is it going?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about someone's well-being or current situation.

This phrase is a common informal greeting used to ask about someone's well-being or to check on how things are progressing. It is a friendly and casual way to start a conversation.

Examples:

  • Hey, John! How is it going?
  • I haven't seen you in a while. How is it going with your new job?
  • How is it going with your studies?
  • How is it going with the project?
  • How is it going with your family?
  • And when I went in to Pope John Paul II for the first time, he gripped me with his strong hand and said: «Well? How is it going?»
  • Jackie boy, how is it going?
  • How important is the Italian market for you and how is it going?
  • Chai, how is it going?
  • Patrick, how is it going?
  • How is it going?
  • After a few fitting words Don Achille asked: "And at the office, how is it going?"
  • How is it going?
  • How is it going?
  • How is it going?
  • Man Si, how is it going?
  • So, how is it going?
  • Well, how is it going?
  • Well, how is it going?
  • Then, how is it going?
  • Agent Pearce, how is it going?
  • Cheng, how is it going?
  • So how is it going?
  • Yes, how is it going?
  • And how is it going?

how it's going?

This phrase is not a correct construction in English. The correct form should include the verb 'is' after 'how'.

  • Amy! So, are we allowed to ask how it's going?
  • You know how it's going?
  • Dok Go Jin said they want to release an album for her. I wonder how it's going?
  • Will you call me and let me know how it's going?
  • Shall we see how it's going?
  • How it's going?
  • How it's going?

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