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What is the difference between I wonder and I was wondering?
“I was wondering” can be used to make indirect polite requests. For example: “I was wondering if I could borrow your book.” “I was wondering if you could drive me to the airport.” “I wonder” is not used for indirect requests.
Is Wonder written in past or present tense?
Wonder verb forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
|---|---|---|
| wonder | wondering | wondered |
What is the present of wonder?
The past tense of wonder is wondered. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of wonder is wonders. The present participle of wonder is wondering.
Can I say Im wondering?
“Am” is in present tense, so if you say “I am wondering”, that implies that you are wondering right now. The word “was” is in the past tense, so “I was wondering” implies that you are no longer wondering, but you were in the past. In context, though, those two sentences can mean the same thing.
How do you use wonder in the past?
As it uses the past continuous tense, it implies that you started thinking about a subject before the time of speaking. You state that the ‘wondering’ started in the past. Again a few examples: I was wondering where you had put my sunglasses.
Should I use I was wondering?
I was wondering last night whether you really love me. As a general rule of thumb, if you are not sure which one to use, then say ‘I was wondering’. The reason is this: if a thought occurred to you (in your head) and then you immediately reported it to your friend, it was still ‘wondered’ in the past.
What tense is wonder?
wonder Definitions and Synonyms
| present tense | |
|---|---|
| I/you/we/they | wonder |
| he/she/it | wonders |
| present participle | wondering |
| past tense | wondered |
What means I am wondering?
Saying ‘I am wondering’ uses the present continuous tense. That tense implies that you’re thinking about something right now, at that moment and it emphasises that there’s something you don’t know or you haven’t decided upon.
Is it correct to say I am wondering or I was wondering?
William is technically correct. “I am wondering” Is present tense. That means you’re currently curious about something, and have yet to receive an answer, or have yet to stop being curious about it “I was wondering” Is past tense.
What is the past tense of Wonder?
past tense of wonder is wondered. He/She/It wonders . I wonder. You/We/They wonder. He/She/It is wondering. I am wondering. You/We/They are wondering. He/She/It has wondered. I have wondered.
What is the -ing in the word wonder?
When you add an “-ing” to the word “wonder,” you are simply changing the tense of the verb from present simple to present continuous or progressive, which indicates that what you are wondering about is something that you are thinking in that moment, at that precise time.
Is it correct to say ‘I wonder’ for an indirect request?
“I wonder” is not used for indirect requests. It is usually used to express your thoughts, such as “I wonder if he would let me borrow his book.” “I wonder what happened.”