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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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I was wondering
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01 b 00 I was wondering if you 01 u 00 have ever seen 02 u 00 "Gone with the wind". That's a good movie. 02 br
00 I was wondering if this forum 01 u 00 is 02 u 00 a forum for learning English or not. 02 br
00 I was wondering if Microsoft 01 u 00 is really trying 02 u 00 to take over the world. It seems it is. 02 br
00 I was wondering if the above sentences 01 u 00 sound 02 u 00 odd. I was wondering if I it 01 u 00 is 02 u 00 better if I 01 u 00 use 02 u 00 past tenses, instead of present tenses. 02 br
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00 Are those present tenses ok, or do they sound odd? It is better if I use past tenses? 02 br
00 Thank you 05 0 010id 1
01 b 00 I was wondering if you 01 u 00 have ever seen 02 u 00 "Gone with the wind". That's a good movie. 02 br
00 I was wondering if this forum 01 u 00 is 02 u 00 a forum for learning English or not. 02 br
00 I was wondering if Microsoft 01 u 00 is really trying 02 u 00 to take over the world. It seems it is. 02 br
00 I was wondering if the above sentences 01 u 00 sound 02 u 00 odd. I was wondering if I it 01 u 00 is 02 u 00 better if I 01 u 00 use 02 u 00 past tenses, instead of present tenses. 02 br
02 b 02 br
00 Are those present tenses ok, or do they sound odd? It is better if I use past tenses? 02 br
00 Thank you 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
02 br 02 br 01 i 00 "I was wondering" 02 i 00 is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation. 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Here are some comments about your examples: 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 Have you ever seen/Did you ever see "Gone with the wind". That's a good movie.
- 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 "I was wondering" 02 i 00 is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Here are some comments about your examples: 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 Have you ever seen/Did you ever see "Gone with the wind".
- That's a good movie.
- ") 02 i 01 b 02 br 00 I was wondering if this 01 font 01 u 00 was 02 u 02 font 00 a forum for learning English or not.
- ) 02 i 01 b 02 br 00 I 01 font 00 wonder 02 font 00 if Microsoft 01 u 00 is really trying 02 u 00 to take over the world.
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0 Hi Kooyeen 02 br
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00 I'd stick with the past tense (or past perfect) with 'I was wondering', but I won't rule out the possibility that you might hear other tenses. 02 br
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01 i 00 "I was wondering" 02 i 00 is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation. Although such a question is curren
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00 I'd stick with the past tense (or past perfect) with 'I was wondering', but I won't rule out the possibility that you might hear other tenses. 02 br
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01 i 00 "I was wondering" 02 i 00 is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation. Although such a question is curren
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0 For embedded questions with "wonder" "...we do not need to change the tense if the introductory phrase is in the present tense." ('Business Grammar & Practice' by M. Duckworth; page 131) 0-
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0 I'd use 01 i 00 I wonder 02 i 00 for simplificity in all your examples, esp if you still wonder 02 br
00 I'd use 01 i 00 I was wondering 02 i 00 if your doubt/wonder was in the past 02 br
00 but both work in this context 02 br
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00 I'd use 01 i 00 I was wondering 02 i 00 if your doubt/wonder was in the past 02 br
00 but both work in this context 02 br
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0 Thank you all. 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 11 i 10 "I was wondering" 12 i 10 is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation. Although such a question is current, it is the past form (was wondering) that accomplishes the extra politeness, and the past form should be maintained in th
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