I am asking | wanting (polite) – English Grammar Profiler

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.

TED

We are asking businesses not to produce and consumers not to go out and consume.

TED

An iWeb search for

I|We am|are asking|wanting * *

1 I AM ASKING YOU TO 819 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 21 WE ARE ASKING FOR THE 155 22 I AM WANTING TO USE 131 23 I AM ASKING FOR THE 124 24 WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO 118 25 WE ARE ASKING FOR IS 116 26 WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC 111 27 I AM ASKING THAT YOU 104 28 I AM ASKING IS , 103 29 I AM WANTING TO START 100 30 I AM ASKING YOU , 90 31 I AM WANTING TO TRY 89 32 I AM ASKING . 82 33 I AM ASKING ABOUT THE 81 34 I AM ASKING THIS IS 81 35 I AM WANTING TO BUILD 80 36 I AM WANTING TO BUY 79 37 I AM ASKING IS IF 78 38 I AM ASKING THEM TO 76 39 I AM ASKING IF ANYONE 71 40 I AM ASKING TOO MUCH 67 41 I AM WANTING TO GO 65 42 I AM ASKING . I 62 43 I AM ASKING FOR . 62 44 I AM ASKING IF YOU 61 45 I AM ASKING YOU FOR 61 46 I AM ASKING THESE QUESTIONS 59 47 WE ARE ASKING THAT ALL 58 48 I AM ASKING IS I 56 49 WE ARE WANTING TO DO 56 50 I AM ASKING A QUESTION 55 51 WE ARE ASKING STUDENTS TO 55 52 I AM ASKING A LOT 54 53 I AM ASKING THE QUESTION 54 54 WE ARE ASKING GOD TO 52 55 I AM ASKING ALL OF 51 56 I AM WANTING TO PUT 51 57 I AM WANTING TO ADD 50 58 I AM WANTING TO HAVE 50 59 WE ARE ASKING YOU , 47 60 WE ARE ASKING IS THAT 46 61 I AM ASKING FOR ADVICE 45 62 I AM ASKING IS HOW 45 63 I AM ASKING IS FOR 44 64 I AM ASKING PEOPLE TO 44 65 I AM WANTING TO PURCHASE 44 66 I AM ASKING FOR SOME 43 67 I AM ASKING IF THERE 43 68 WE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO 43 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 77 I AM ASKING ABOUT . 39 78 I AM WANTING TO BE 39 79 WE ARE ASKING A LOT 39 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 87 WE ARE ASKING THE COURT 38 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 92 I AM WANTING TO SEE 34 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

court, government, public