Alexander
Hello Gurus of English! How to distinguish between "to mean doing something" and "to mean to do"?
21 set 2014 19:32
Risposte · 2
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 settembre 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 settembre 2014
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