- I was wondering if I could borrow your car.
- I was wondering if you could help me with my project.
- I was wondering if we could switch to an ocean view room.
- I was wondering if you could fix my car by Friday.
- I was wondering if you could turn down the volume.
What can I say instead of I was wondering?
Also, being pedantic, my first (but unexpressed) response to “I was wondering if you can …” or even to just “Can you …” is often “
Yes, I can. Thank you!
” (as in “Yes, I am able to …”)!
Whats the meaning of I was wondering?
phrase. You can say ‘I wonder' if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information. [politeness] I was just wondering if you could help me.
What is the difference between I am wondering and I was wondering?
While technically the three phrases differ in tense, they all have the same meaning. I'd suspect that “I was wondering” is used most often, followed by “
I wonder”
. “I am wondering” would probably be reserved for cases where you're really perplexed because it suggests the wonder continued over a longer period of time.
Is a sentence starting with I was wondering a question?
“
I was wondering” is a statement of fact, not a question
. Even though you are really asking a question, “Would you like to meet up?,” the grammatical form of what you wrote is a declarative sentence. That's why you should use a period.
Was wondering if you have or had?
The most common form of this sentence would be “
I was wondering if you have had a chance to go
over the report I submitted”. Some people use a variant of this with simply “if you had”, but this should be regarded as acceptable in speech only.
What does it mean when someone is wondering about you?
Wondering about you.
Thinking about you
. Concerned or question what is happening about you or to you. It basically means questioning or curious.
How do you politely ask?
- “Do you mind…?.”
- “Would you mind…?
- “Could I…?”
- “Would it be ok if…?”
- “Would it be possible…?”
- “Would you be willing to…?”
Where do we use Wonder?
In the kind of sentences you have asked about, ‘wonder' means the same as ‘
think
‘. 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 just wondering a question?
If you are simply telling people what you're wondering about, then
it isn't a question
and it should not have a question mark.
Is there a comma after just wondering?
The punctuation depends on whether it is a statement or a question
. “I wonder if John got upset.” is a statement about what you are thinking, so it ends in a period.
How do you say I was wondering in an email?
I was wondering if … ? Instead, say: “What are your thoughts on…?” or “I'm writing to see if …?” Does that make sense? Instead, say: “
Please let me know if you have any questions
.”
How do you use have had in one sentence?
- I'm not feeling well. I have had a headache all day.
- She has had three children in the past five years.
- We have had some problems with our computer systems recently.
- He has had two surgeries on his back.
What is the meaning of have had?
“Have had” is using the verb have in the present perfect tense. Consider the present tense sentence:
I have a lot of homework
. This means that I have a lot of homework now. On the other hand, we use the present perfect tense to describe an event from the past that has some connection to the present.
How can I use wondering in English?
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.
