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was going to / wanted
Is there a difference between the both sentences:
I was going to call you, but I forgot.
I wanted to call you, but I forgot.
Thank you
2015年1月25日 15:41
解答 · 4
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In this case, there's not much of a difference in meaning. However, this doesn't mean they are always interchangeable.
"Was going to" indicates that plans had been made to do something; "Wanted to" does not necessarily mean that.
For example, you could say, "I wanted to go to John's beach house this weekend, but he didn't invite me." It would sound a little awkward to say, "I was going to go...." since it is not the speaker's place to make plans about someone else's house.
2015年1月25日
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"Was going to" implies an intention, but not necessarily a desire to call.
"Wanted to" means you I had a desire to call.
2015年1月25日
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