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Estef Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

I was wondering

0 Hi all, 02br
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00which one is correct english? 02br
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00"I as wondering where you came from" 02br
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00"I as wondering where you come from" 02br
00(in the meaning of the country of origin) 02br
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00and why? 02br
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00Thanks! 02br
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00Ludmilla 0-
  

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0 come is true. 02br 02br 00why? 02br 02br 00just because050010id1

— Hiperaktif

  • 0 come is true.
  • 02br 02br 00why?
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8 Answers
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0 come is true. 02br
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00why? 02br
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00just because050010id1
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0 Is english your mother tongue? 02br
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00If so, try to explain. 02br
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00And what would the sentence mean to you if I used "came"? 02br
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00Thanks! 0-
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0 Hi estef, 02br
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00hiperactif is correct, (although maybe 01i00just because02i00isn't the full answer you were seeking 05002br
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00"I as wondering where you come from"12blockquote
10 (meaning country of origin) 02br
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00We use the present tense here because we are r
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0 Thanks abbie, that's exactely what I was looking for! 02br
00But this takes me to another question: I asked him where he came or comes from? (Always in the meaning of country of origin) 02br
00I'd normally say "came" but.... hm. 0-
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0 I think you can use either here, estef, because it is reported speech. I would probably stick with "comes". 0-
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0 Hi guys, 02br
00Don't forget to consider the distance in time from the present. 02br
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00I'd say 02br
00'Yesterday I asked him where he comes from' 02br
00'In 1960 I asked him where he came from' 02br
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00Best wishes, 02br
00Clive 0-
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0OK Clive - got me - I think! 050010id1
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0Thanks guys 050010id5
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