hooked up with

[payal desai]

He has hooked up with Mary.

Is it also correct to say 'he is hooked up with Mary'?

Thanks

 

[SoothingDave]

No. One describes a past event. The other describes a continuing situation.

 

[payal desai]

In the second sentence I am trying to say that he is already in 'hooked up' state with Mary. Then can't we write like this or else how should we write it?

 

[SoothingDave]

People here (young ones, anyway) use "hook up" to refer to a casual sexual encounter. Not a state of being in a relationship.

 

[payal desai]

Then what do we say for that to be the case?

 

[Tdol]

He's going out with Mary.