Sometimes in English, distinguishing the differences between Present Tense and Present Progressive Tense is not easy for me who is not native English speaker.
Especially the verb "wonder" confuses me.
From what I have seen, the verb "wonder" seems to be used as "I wonder whether Neo is the one." instead of "I am wondering whether Neo is the one.".
But obviously, I have sometimes seen "I am wondering ~" form as well.
What is the difference?
Best Answer
It is one of the usual difference between simple present and present continous.
"I am wondering" -> Ongoing activity. Currently in process.
"I wonder" -> General state. Current fact
For this word, "I am wondering" is much less common, to the extent that it has been used to stereotype the accent of non-native speakers, for example by the character "Borat".