Hi,
The proper manner to ask and answer using “agree” is:
Do you agree with me? or Are you agree with me?
Yes… I agree.
Yes … I do agree
Thanks!!!
The following are all correct
Do you agree with me?
Are you agreeING with me at this stage in my argument ?
Yes… I agree.
Yes … I do agree (‘do’ just intensifies the emotion associated with the agreement)
Ed,
Normally we say I agree. Do you agree? We can also say “I do agree” for emphasis, in other words I strongly agree.
I kind of think that “are you agreeing with me” is a highly unusual construction. Normally we would say “do you agree with me”. If we use “are” we normally would say “are you in agreement with me.” At least that is my sense.
Others may have different views. Usage is constantly evolving.
I agree … that “are you agreeing with me” is an unusual construction, probably more prevalent in spoken English.
" is agreeing with "
" are agreeing with "
" am agreeing with "
get about 250000 total hits on Google compared to 125000000 for “agree with”
Ed,
I am agreeing with you, I am not disagreeing with you. That is, I agree that “you are agreeing with me” can be used. It is just less common, and if we think about it, it describes my state of agreement, rather than the act of agreeing. Do you agree?
I should say that I find myself agreeing with you here. It is not that do not agree. It is not that I am not in agreement. Since agreement is a mutual relationship, I presume the same is true for you. We both agree. We are in agreement. Agreed?
Understood.
As an addendum, my sense of familiarity with “are you agreeing with me” probably comes from my maratime Canadian upbringing. I have always noticed that the “-ing” tenses are used in speech more often back in PEI. I think it has someting to do with the strong Celtic influence.
Now, this is becoming more and more interesting!
Are you referring to the progressive constructions (with verbal nouns) as tá sé ag ól, tá siad ag taisteal, táimid ag foghlaim na gaeilge et.c.? (Irish)
Actually, yes and no. Yes, I am referring to the so-called progressive tenses. No, not in Gaelic, in English. Nobody speaks Gaelic anymore in Canada. (Well maybe some older folks in the Cape Breton highlands) But there could be an underlying effect from Gaelic. Are those progressive constructions more common in Gaelic than in standard English?
I’ll be looking forward to hearing your answer!
Ed
“I think it has someting to do with the strong Celtic influence.”
This is the reason I asked. I assumed you were thinking of some feature(s) of the Celtic variant spoken in the area (usually Scots Gaelic, I believe, but my examples come from Irish) eventually finding the way to the spoken English.
Alright, to your question - progressive present is constructed with the copula verb TÁ + subject + preposition (mostly AG, meaning on/at) + verbal noun. Examples:
Tá mé ag siúl - I am (at) walking.
Tá sí ag rith. She is (at) running.
A little bit like “Ich bin beim Lesen/am Lesen” in German.
If this is more common in Irish (and the other Celtic languages) than in English, I really don’t know. I’d say that the usage is pretty much the same as English for actions that happen “right now” (plus the past and future tenses, similar to “…was reading”, “will be going” et.c.).
Where I come from, it is not uncommon to ask “What are you at?” meaning “What are you doing?”, as a kind of greeting. So there could be some connection there. I’d be surprised if there weren’t.
I think its - are you agree with me. because its happening now.
‘are you agree with me?’
Correct versions are
‘do you agree with me?’
‘are you agreeing with me?’
‘are you in agreement with me?’
You wrote that too quickly Colin!
You obviously didn’t mean that “Do you agreeing with me?” is correct.
You meant to write: “Are you agreeing with me?” is correct, whereas “Do you agreeing with me” is not.
Hence:
Correct versions are:
- Do you agree with me?
- Are you agreeing with me?
- Are you in agreement with me?
Answers being:
- Yes, I do!
- Yes, I am!
- Yes, I am!
or simply:
- Yes, I agree!
or even:
- Yes I do agree!
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Yes, thanks. Corrected.
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The original question was:
“The proper manner to ask and answer using “agree” is:
Do you agree with me? or Are you agree with me?”
ANSWER:
“Are you agree with me?” is incorrect grammar.
“Do you agree with me?” is correct grammar.
However…
Typically when someone is offering an opinion and is looking for your approval or acknowledgment or opinion, rather than asking “Do you agree?” they will use the negative construction “Don’t you agree?” or more emphatically: “Do you not agree?”
Sometimes the question is rhetorical, meaning that the person does not really expect an answer in return.
Francisco,
I would not look to grammar sources for answers to this type of question. Or a single “proper manner” to ask and answer.
Look further. Look to real life examples. Think about what you would say in an actual conversation.
One place you can look to is Twitter Search. You could use (among others) such search terms as “do you agree” and “do you agree with me” and “don’t you agree” and “do you not agree”
Be sure to use quotation marks around your search term:
https://twitter.com/search?q=“don’t you agree”&src=typd
https://twitter.com/search?q=“do you not agree”&src=typd
https://twitter.com/search?q=“do you agree”&src=typd
https://twitter.com/search?q=“do you agree with me”&src=typd
Scenario 1
A: Do you agree? [When speaking to one person]
Scenario 2
A: Do you agree? [When speaking to MORE THAN one person]
Scenario 3
A: Do you agree?
B: Yes.OR
B: Yes, I do.OR
B: Yes, I agree.OR
Scenario 4
A: (I already know your position.) You don’t agree.
B: (You’re wrong!) I DO agree.
Items in parentheses can be spoken or simply thought. 
High five Colin!
This forum reminds me that English is too complicated.