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Osee Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

We were worried about you.

As titled, usually I would say one of the following instead of the titled one:

1. We were worried by you.

2. We worried about you.

So I feel awkward about the titled one. Any comment about this, please?
  

Top answer

"We were worried about you" is quite standard.

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  • "We were worried about you" is quite standard.
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"We were worried about you" is quite standard.
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So Grammar, you meant that the three options are correct, but this one is most spoken by people? Thanks.
Grammar Geek"We were worried about you" is quite standard.

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Okay, let's say that you are a guest at house and you say you're going for a walk. But you are gone for four hours, not the 30 minutes I expected. It turns out you stopped by a bar, had a few drinks, watched the game on TV, and then game home. By the time you returned, I was quite anxious.

I was worried about you!

I was worried by you doesn't work here, nor in most
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1. We were worried by you.

Not quite what you want to say, IMO: it means you made us worried
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I do not understand why "I worried about you" relates to the long-term thing. But, maybe I should just take for granted to use "I was worried about you" everywhere.

Thanks a lot.
Grammar GeekOkay, let's say that you are a guest at house and you say you're going for a walk. But you are gone for four hours, not the 30 minutes I expected. It turns out you stopped by a
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