Past Continuous Usage 8: With verb “wonder”

Past Continuous is used when we say “I/he/she …. was wondering.” “I was wondering”, followed by if or whether, make up a polite question or request.

I was wondering If you could help me.

She was wondering if you could come and see her today.

I was wondering if you could come today.

Also on Past Continuous:

• Past Continuous Tense, also Past Progressive
  • Past Continuous: Introduction: Usage overview
  • Past Continuous Usage 1: Action at exact time on clock
  • Past Continuous Usage 2: Parallel actions
  • Past Continuous Usage 3: Perpendicular actions
  • Past Continuous Usage 4: Action at a period of time
  • Past Continuous Usage 5: Repeated actions
  • Past Continuous Usage 6: Contextual time
  • Past Continuous Usage 7: To describe scene background
  • Past Continuous Usage 8: With verb “wonder”

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