what are you cooking vs What do you cooking

The correct phrase is 'What are you cooking?' The second phrase 'What do you cooking?' is incorrect because 'do' should be followed by the base form of the verb, which is 'cook' in this case.

Last updated: April 07, 2024 • 3985 views

what are you cooking

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to ask someone about the food they are preparing or making.

Examples:

What are you cooking for dinner tonight?
What are you cooking in the kitchen?
What are you cooking on the stove?
What are you cooking for the party?
What are you cooking up in there?

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What are you cooking with that infernal smell?
Mrs. Rabin would holler from the yard to Mrs. Fridl: "What are you cooking?"
So what are you cooking for dinner tonight?
Chucky, what are you cooking in there? Smells good.
So what are you cooking for dinner tonight?
On a kitchen where lunches and dinners are prepared, a correct lighting is indispensable, you need to choose the right light, which allow you both to well see what are you cooking and let you eat on a pleasant environment.
What are you cooking up and how is Jessica involved?
Theis, what are you cooking up?
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking up?
What are you cooking, Jones?
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking?

What do you cooking

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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What do you cooking
Wh-What do you know about cooking beets?
What do you know about cooking Dwarf?
But what do you know about cooking?
So what do you think about my cooking?
What do you think? Cooking is a profession?
What are your favorite foods? Places to eat? What do you enjoy cooking for yourself and friends?
Not at all, I've found many others.It's like asking: what kind of cooking do you like best?
You cooking my food for your friend?
Mouse, what you cooking tonight?
He's been giving you cooking lessons?
'Cause the dress and you cooking -
You cooking my food for your friend?
It makes my heart sing to see you cooking again.
Charley darling, you cooking' is new.
Here we have some neat images of you cooking in your new restaurant.
I wasn't talking about you cooking it.
It makes my heart sing to see you cooking again.
Why are you cooking him dinner?
Charley darling, you cooking' is new.
What you cooking, steak and potatoes?

Alternatives:

What are you cooking?
What do you cook?
What are you preparing?
What are you making?
What are you whipping up?

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