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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Backshifting

Hi

Do we need to backshifting with 'I was going to' as in:

I was going to ask you what you had decided. ?

Also, what's the difference between 'I was going to' and 'I wanted'?

I wanted to say hello but I forgot.
I was going to say hello but I forgot.

They are interchangeable in some cases, aren't they?
  

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Anonymous Do we need to backshifting with 'I was going to' as in:I was going to ask you what you had decided. No. I was going to say hello but I forgot.

— Cool Breeze

  • Anonymous Do we need to backshifting with 'I was going to' as in:I was going to ask you what you had decided.
  • No.
  • I was going to say hello but I forgot.
  • They are interchangeable in some cases, aren't they?
  • Any dictionary will tell you what the difference is.
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AnonymousDo we need to backshifting with 'I was going to' as in:I was going to ask you what you had decided. ?
No.
AnonymousAlso, what's the difference between 'I was going to' and 'I wanted'?I wanted to say hello but I forgot.I was going to say hello but I forgot. They are interchangeable in some cases, aren't they?
Any dic
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backshifting
This was a typo. Sorry.
Cool BreezeYou are very absent-minded anyway.
You wouldn't know that.
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