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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
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Is it a simultaneous event?

Mister Micawber
roky00711. Could you tell me please why is "I am excited to see her.= seeing her in the future'' wrong?

Because it refers to now.

roky00712. Here in "I am excited to be seeing her", why is the verb "see" used in ing form. Because the verb "see" is a stative verb.

Not always.

I'll be seeing you in all the old, familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces all day through

"I am excited to see her" here you say, 'it refers to now'. If I rewrite the sentence such as "I am excited (now) to see her''. According to me, If 'I am excited' refers to 'now', then "to see her" referes to what? now or future? and why? This is my doubt. Could you clarify my doubts, please?

  

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roky0071 "I am excited to see her" here you say, 'it refers to now'. If I rewrite the sentence such as "I am excited (now) to see her''. According to me, If 'I am excited' refers to 'now', Right.

— Mister Micawber

  • roky0071 "I am excited to see her" here you say, 'it refers to now'.
  • If I rewrite the sentence such as "I am excited (now) to see her''.
  • According to me, If 'I am excited' refers to 'now', Right.
  • roky0071 then "to see her" referes to what?
  • now or future?
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roky0071"I am excited to see her" here you say, 'it refers to now'. If I rewrite the sentence such as "I am excited (now) to see her''. According to me, If 'I am excited' refers to 'now',

Right.

roky0071then "to see her" referes to what? now or future? and why?

To the future, to my mind, because infinitives are ver

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