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Pooyan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I was wondering" grammar

Hello,

Which one is grammatically correct:

"I was wondering if the following sentence is correct"

"I was wondering if the following sentence was correct"

Thanks for your attention.
  

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Both are correct. CJ

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  • Both are correct.
  • CJ
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It's not necessary to match the tense of the verbs in the two clauses?
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PooyanIt's not necessary to match the tense of the verbs in the two clauses?
No. Not in this case.

I was wondering is just a more deferential substitute for I am wondering. You can call it 'the past of politeness'.

In the clause after I was wondering you can match the 'was' or use the present instead.

I was
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