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The phrase "asks you did" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be a confusion of verb forms and does not convey a clear meaning.
Example: "He asks you if you did your homework."
Alternatives: "inquires if you did" or "wants to know if you did".
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When someone asks you, "Did the rape guy win?" and you have to ask which one, that's a bad sign.
After a young warlock (Thomas Dekker of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") shows Cassie how to harness her powers, his furious girlfriend asks, "You did magic with her?" Ms. Robertson has an appealing gravity, but she appears less comfortable with the melodramatics of "The Secret Circle" than she was with the wry comedy of "Life Unexpected".
Suddenly the businessman asks, "You didn't grow up wealthy, did you?" Mr. Madoff smiles.
By analogy, let's say that someone asks you, "Did you notice how many people smile if you look at them and smile first?" It's likely that you haven't noticed this, or not recently.
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When the president asks, you do what you have to do".
If she asks you, do you give her spoilers?
If she asks you, don't deny it.
She asks you "Do you like my new haircut?" What do you say?
You asked, you did your job".
And David would ask you: 'Did you listen to the music while you were reading this?
But let me ask you, did you probe deeper?
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