is already asleep vs is already sleeping

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Is already asleep' is used to indicate that someone has already fallen asleep, while 'is already sleeping' is used to indicate that someone is currently in the state of sleeping.

Last updated: April 08, 2024 • 540 views

is already asleep

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has already fallen asleep.

This phrase is used to describe the state of someone who has already gone to sleep. It indicates that the person is currently asleep.

Examples:

Don't wake him up, he is already asleep.
She is already asleep, so we need to be quiet.
I checked on the baby and he is already asleep.

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She is already sedated and is already asleep.
Since he is already asleep, I should be able to turn them off now, yes?
Your son is already asleep.
Courgette is already asleep.
I think your friend Ruth is already asleep.
I mean, the baby is already asleep.
Machiko is already asleep, isn't she?

Alternatives:

has already fallen asleep
has already gone to sleep

is already sleeping

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone is currently in the state of sleeping.

This phrase is used to describe the current state of someone who is sleeping. It indicates that the person is in the process of sleeping.

Examples:

Please don't disturb him, he is already sleeping.
She is already sleeping, so we shouldn't make any noise.
I can see that he is already sleeping in his room.

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And if she is already sleeping I cannot rest I'll do such things that, when she wakes up She won't be able to forget me anymore.
Mom is already sleeping.
Come in, Alcàntara is already sleeping.
To get here: M3, stop Kalvin ter... and when the city is sleeping already As some people will wake up early in the morning, there are also those who do love the small hours.
No, perhaps when they came I was already sleeping.
So this little angel's already sleeping through the night?
But then I remembered that by the time you got to rehab, we were already sleeping in separate places.
I had to be six. I was already sleeping in my brother's room.
You gave sedatives to a patient who's already sleeping 18 hours a day?
You've been writing criminals' names in the Death Note for four days already without sleeping.
I already took my sleeping pill.
At around 2 o'clock in the morning a magical moments start: tourists return to their own hotels, people from Rome that are not on holiday will already be sleeping, therefore Rome will be all yours.
She already thinks I'm sleeping at Jenn's.
I would wish that my kid was already born and sleeping through the night.
We finally depart at 22.30, we just do in time to see the harbour geting distant, and we are already on the bridge sleeping in our sleeping bags.
Is he sleeping already?
and when the city is sleeping already
ID: 10117028 Mercedes-Benz - Atego 1833 Swap Chassis Truck Archive - vehicle is already sold Mercedes Benz Atego 1833 BDF Rahmen Sleeping Cabin with high roof, powerful 6 cylinder engine, 8 speed transmission.
Gabrielle kneels next to a still sleeping Xena. Gabrielle is already dressed, and she tucks a fold of the sleeping furs around Xena in a tender gesture. Her expression is worried.
The path gets better, the rain stops and with the evening ends the amateur torture.It is already late when we find a small, sleeping Basken-village, the village store closed.

Alternatives:

is currently sleeping
is in the process of sleeping

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