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Beanbag Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Interested in a friend's trip that hasn't happened yet: How do you ask him?
So my friend, RoosterFace, is going to the library tomorrow. I'd like him to tell me about his time in the library after he has finished his time in the library.
I can't figure out what verb tense (verb structure) to use.
Do i say:
RoosterFace, tell me how trip to the library went.
OR
Tell me how your future trip to the library went.
OR
Tell me ......
OR
Some totally different sentence structure?
From the beanbag
Let me know how your trip to the library
I can't figure out what verb tense (verb structure) to use.
Do i say:
RoosterFace, tell me how trip to the library went.
OR
Tell me how your future trip to the library went.
OR
Tell me ......
OR
Some totally different sentence structure?
From the beanbag
Let me know how your trip to the library
Top answer
Dear Beanbag, welcome to the Forums. Well, since you want to ask about something in the future, you cannot use a past tense, so your sentences are wrong. You can say something like this: Tell me what you are going to do in the library (tomorrow).
- Dear Beanbag, welcome to the Forums.
- Well, since you want to ask about something in the future, you cannot use a past tense, so your sentences are wrong.
- You can say something like this: Tell me what you are going to do in the library (tomorrow).
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Dear Beanbag, welcome to the Forums.
Well, since you want to ask about something in the future, you cannot use a past tense, so your sentences are wrong. You can say something like this: Tell me what you are going to do in the library (tomorrow).
Well, since you want to ask about something in the future, you cannot use a past tense, so your sentences are wrong. You can say something like this: Tell me what you are going to do in the library (tomorrow).
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LL,
But it's not the plan that I want to know. I already know what my friend is planning to do. What I want to know is something that my friend can't tell me until the time has passed.
After the event has occured, I can ask him, "How was your trip to the library?" Or in a imperative sentence: "Tell me how your trip to the library went."
The event hasn't transpired yet, bu
But it's not the plan that I want to know. I already know what my friend is planning to do. What I want to know is something that my friend can't tell me until the time has passed.
After the event has occured, I can ask him, "How was your trip to the library?" Or in a imperative sentence: "Tell me how your trip to the library went."
The event hasn't transpired yet, bu
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When you [come / get] back from the library, tell me how it went.
Tell me how it went when you [come / get] back from the library.
(Be sure to) let me know how it went when you [come / get] back from the library.
CJ
Tell me how it went when you [come / get] back from the library.
(Be sure to) let me know how it went when you [come / get] back from the library.
CJ
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Hi guys,
More simply, we commonly say things like
Tell me how your trip to the library goes.
Best wishes, Clive
More simply, we commonly say things like
Tell me how your trip to the library goes.
Best wishes, Clive
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Clive,
Interesting. You've reminded me of what I've heard numerous times.
Now try this challenge,
Clive asked Beanbag how his trip to the library ____ .
Interesting. You've reminded me of what I've heard numerous times.
Now try this challenge,
Clive asked Beanbag how his trip to the library ____ .
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Beanbag, the asking how it WENT must have already occurred. Clived asked Beanbag to tell him how the trip to the library went. That doesn't tell you if the trip (and the telling about it) has occurred yet, only that the request has been made. But Clive didn't say "How as your trip?" he said "Tell me how it goes [when it happens]." Your challenge can't be answered because it's not what Clive said.
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