I was gonna.

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Hi,

i was having a conversation with someone and i asked the person have you talked to Sam? And the answer was: Yeah, i was gonna meet her. Now, in my head i thought " Was gonna, waht happened? not going anymore?" So i told the person that, and she said, no.. i just have to call her, i'm gonna meet her tomorrow; and told me that it's not wrong to say i was gonna for something that you ar

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

i was having a conversation with someone and i asked the person have you talked to Sam? And the answer was: Yeah, i was gonna meet her. Now, in my head i thought " Was gonna, waht happened? not going anymore?" So i told the person that, and she said, no.. i just have to call her, i'm gonna meet her tomorrow; and told me that it's not wrong to say i was gonna for something that you are still gonna do. I cot really confused and still think is wrong to say i was gonna, and think that she should have said i am going to. Can someone help me here?

It's not unusual for someone in a context like this to say 'I was going to meet her'. The past tense shows a lack of strength and a lack of certainty in the plan. Note that the person then said 'I . . . have to call her', meaning 'I have to finalize the arrangements'.

Note that 'Sam' is usually a man's name.

Note also that 'I was gonna' represents the way the phrase is pronounced in casual speech. It is usually written in full, ie 'I was going to'.

Finally, you are asking a non-beginner question about grammar, yet you are making beginner-level mistakes by omitting various capital letters.

Bet wishes, Clive

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