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Alexander
Hello Gurus of English! How to distinguish between "to mean doing something" and "to mean to do"?
21 sept. 2014 19:32
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They are different tenses. It means "I want to". Here are some examples:
"I am meant to be studying now but I am watching TV instead."
"I meant to buy bread earlier but I forgot to."
"I mean to visit you more often but I am very busy."
"I have been meaning to phone my friend but I can't find his number."
21 septembre 2014
If you 'mean to do' something you intend to do it. It's often used in the past, to refer to something you had wanted or planned to do, but for some reason you didn't do it.
'Mean doing something'?? I'm not sure that form exists. Maybe I'm just not a very good Guru....
21 septembre 2014
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Alexander
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Russe
Langue étudiée
Anglais
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