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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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I just want to aske which gym do you go in Dubai ?
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I just wanted to ask which gum do you go in Dubai ?

why add ed ?

Thanks.
  

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I just want to ask which gym you go to in Dubai. I just wanted to ask which gym you go to in Dubai. " You make it past tense if you are telling about why you asked the question.

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  • I just want to ask which gym you go to in Dubai.
  • I just wanted to ask which gym you go to in Dubai.
  • " You make it past tense if you are telling about why you asked the question.
  • Use the present form if you are telling why you are asking the question now.
  • The sentence is not a question, though it has to do with asking a question.
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I just want to ask which gym you go to in Dubai.

I just wanted to ask which gym you go to in Dubai.

I think you are asking about the "ed" on "wanted." You make it past tense if you are telling about why you asked the question. Use the present form if you are telling why you are asking the question now.

The sentence is not a question, though it has to do with asking a que
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I just want(ed) to ask which gym you go to in Dubai.
I just want(ed) to ask ... which gym do you go to in Dubai?

The second one is a conversational form. Opinions may vary about how best to punctuate it.

"wanted" can be a true past tense, but often it would be used just to soften the effect.
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