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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Confuse and Confused
I would like to know when do you use i'm confuse and i'm confused. Do you say i'm confused, even though i'm still unsure about the situation or answer that i was given? Is this correct: i'm still confused? If so, then why? Why it's in past tense when you are still unsure about it?
Thank you so much.
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Perhaps you are confused because you are trying to change the verb tense of a non-verb (is it an adjective?).
I think the tense change comes from another word:
Present: I AM confused (I'm confused) .........still
Past: I WAS confused......not any more
Future: I WILL BE confused.....not yet
I think the tense change comes from another word:
Present: I AM confused (I'm confused) .........still
Past: I WAS confused......not any more
Future: I WILL BE confused.....not yet
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When you use confuse as a verb (without the am,was, will be.....):
Present: I confuse you now.
Past: I confused you yesterday.
Future: I will confuse you tomorrow.
In this case, you are DOING the confusion. You are not BEING in a state of being confused.
Present: I confuse you now.
Past: I confused you yesterday.
Future: I will confuse you tomorrow.
In this case, you are DOING the confusion. You are not BEING in a state of being confused.
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Anonymous is correct, in the context which you are using "confused" it is not a verb; it can be an adjective or an adverb. There is a verb also, "to confuse."
So, if you say "I am confused," or "You look confused," it is not the verb. Your verbs in those two sentences are "am" and "look," respectively. But if you say "That confuses me," or "Don't confuse me with someone else," then you ar
So, if you say "I am confused," or "You look confused," it is not the verb. Your verbs in those two sentences are "am" and "look," respectively. But if you say "That confuses me," or "Don't confuse me with someone else," then you ar
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Many, many verbs work this way.
You are confusing me. I am confused.
You are scaring me. I am scared.
You are boring me! I am so bored!
He intimindates me. I am intimidated.
You are confusing me. I am confused.
You are scaring me. I am scared.
You are boring me! I am so bored!
He intimindates me. I am intimidated.
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It seems like people completely misunderstood the question (which is also why I came here).
The question was : which one to use ? "I'm confuse" or "I'm confused " ?
When I hear people talk ,or on TV ,I always hear "I'm confuse" and I'm not deaf nor have no hearing problems .
And I also hear for instance "Now I'm confused" .
What goes for what ,when ?
The question was : which one to use ? "I'm confuse" or "I'm confused " ?
When I hear people talk ,or on TV ,I always hear "I'm confuse" and I'm not deaf nor have no hearing problems .
And I also hear for instance "Now I'm confused" .
What goes for what ,when ?
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I am confused is correct. I am confuse is wrong.
Many speakers don't pronounce the final d distinctly, so it sounds like I am confuse, and because it sounds like I am confuse there are many people who mistakenly write it this way. It's wrong, though.
Many speakers don't pronounce the final d distinctly, so it sounds like I am confuse, and because it sounds like I am confuse there are many people who mistakenly write it this way. It's wrong, though.
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Confused is an adjective here, not a verb. Never say I confused. You need to insert a form of the verb "to be" between I and confused. Examples: I am confused. I was confused.
the same applies with other adjectives, like tired sleepy, or cold. I am tired. I was tired. I am sleepy. I was sleepy. I am cold. I was cold.
the same applies with other adjectives, like tired sleepy, or cold. I am tired. I was tired. I am sleepy. I was sleepy. I am cold. I was cold.
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Confusion is the way of people that don't know what they are talking about or what someone else is talking about. It makes sense once you ask them what they mean ,or ask someone else what they mean. It is all just a big mystery.
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I have been thrown into a whirlwind of confusion because of a million uncontrolled events in life I just want to do what is best for my family and all involved and I don't know how to go about it I need to "learn" from my mistakes I'm just lost in confusion I "want" to be less confused and do what's right
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