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Why are I doing? vs Why am you doing?

These two phrases are both incorrect. The correct forms should be 'Why am I doing?' and 'Why are you doing?' depending on the subject of the sentence. The incorrect forms mix up the subject and the verb 'am' or 'are'.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 784 views

Why are I doing?

This phrase is incorrect. The subject 'I' should be followed by the verb 'am' instead of 'are'.

The correct form is 'Why am I doing?' where 'am' matches with the subject 'I'.
  • What am I doing? I know the feeling...
  • What am I doing? I'm...
  • Goodwin, how am I doing?
  • Like, what am I doing?
  • What am I doing? I'm trying to buy time.
  • Imagine David Cameron wandering around the United Kingdom asking, "How am I doing?" He wouldn't like the answer.
  • What am I doing? I'm working my day job.
  • - So what am I doing?
  • Actually, what am I doing?
  • Whew. What am I doing? I'm a chef.
  • Anyway... How am I doing?
  • (Woman) I don't listen? - What am I doing? I have a job.
  • Why are you so worried about what I'm doing?
  • More like who am I doing?
  • I just keep asking myself, - "What am I doing?"
  • I just keep asking myself, - "What am I doing?"
  • Okay, how am I doing?
  • All right, what exactly are you and I doing?
  • And what exactly am I doing?
  • So, what am I doing?

Alternatives:

  • Why am I doing?

Why am you doing?

This phrase is incorrect. The subject 'you' should be followed by the verb 'are' instead of 'am'.

The correct form is 'Why are you doing?' where 'are' matches with the subject 'you'.
  • - Leonard, what are you doing?
  • What are you doing? Bunch these tables more in the middle.
  • - Honey, what are you doing? - My knee hit it.
  • What are you doing? - Levelling off.
  • - What are you doing? - I'm suffocating here.
  • - What are you doing? - Resting.
  • - What are you doing? - Closed crime scene, get out.
  • Imana, what are you doing?
  • -Milton, what are you doing?
  • - Victor, what are you doing?
  • - What are you doing? It's too dangerous.
  • What are you doing? - Wait.
  • -How you doing? -That Trafficante is something else.
  • - What on earth are you doing? - Listen.
  • Tuck, what are you doing?
  • What are you doing? Ino. I just...
  • What are you doing? - Look.
  • How you doing? Looking sharp, guys.
  • What are you doing? Trimming artichokes.
  • What the Frigoris you doing? Names are important.

Alternatives:

  • Why are you doing?

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