The food is being cooked

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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For example,

‘The food is cooked’

and

‘The food is being cooked’

are those the same? what’s the difference in meaning?

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You changed tense, so those have different meanings.

The chef cooked the food.
The food was cooked by the chef.

These two have the same meaning. It’s a difference in style. The active voice is more straight forward and easier to read, but they have the same meaning.

I’m guilty of using the passive voice a lot. I don’t speak that way, but I often write that way.

Edit: I realized that your example sentences might not be different tenses. If you meant for The food is cooked to mean it is currently being cooked, then it’s a very awkward way of saying it.

If I read The food is cooked., to me it means the food was cooked in the past. So the cooking is done, and is now ready to eat.

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