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Anglista2008 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

ask vs ask for

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001) Which one is correct: 01i00I just want to play guitar... 02i00or 01i00I just want to play 01b00the/my02b00 guitar02i00... ?02br
002) Which one is correct: 01i00Do I ask for too much?02i00 or 01i00Do I ask too much? 02i00and why?02br
003) Would you rather say: 01i00I just want to play (the/my) guitar... am I asking (for) too much02i00 or 01i00I just want to play (the/my) guitar... do I ask (for) too much ?02br
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02i00thanks in advance, 0-
  

Top answer

1i 00I just want to play my guitar. 02i 02br 00I'm assuming this is a person who already knows how to play a guitar and is attempting to do so at the moment of uttering these words. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 1i 00I just want to play my guitar.
  • 02i 02br 00I'm assuming this is a person who already knows how to play a guitar and is attempting to do so at the moment of uttering these words.
  • 02br 00CJ 0-
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1i00I just want to play my guitar. Is that asking too much?02i02br
00I'm assuming this is a person who already knows how to play a guitar and is attempting to do so at the moment of uttering these words. 02br
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0 thanks,02br
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00and what if a person doesn't know how to plat\y (yet) ? then would we use the present simple?02br
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00and what's the difference between 01i00to ask 02i00& 01i00to ask for02i00 ?0-
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01cite10anglista200812cite10what if a person doesn't know how to pla[ y ] (yet) ?12blockquote
11i00I [would like / just want] to (learn to) play (the) guitar (some day). 02i01blockquote
01cite10anglista200812cite10what's the difference between 11i10
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