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dido4
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 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:59 am Post subject: worry about |
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1.Are these two the asme meaning?
I am worried about you.
I worried about you.
2. Is this correct?
She is worried about late for the meeting.
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lotus
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| Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Hi dido4,
I am worried about you.
I'm talking with you now and I'm letting you know that I am concerned about you.
I worried about you.
I was worried and concerned about you at some time in the past. I may still have this concern.
She is worried about late for the meeting.
Try: She is worried about being late for the meeting.
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Jintii
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Location: New York City
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| Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: worry about |
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| dido4 wrote: |
1.Are these two the asme meaning?
I am worried about you. AM tells you that the sentence is present tense. WORRIED is an adjective here.
I worried about you. WORRIED is a past tense verb here.
So, as Lotus pointed out, the difference is one of tense: I am worried about you (now) or I worried about you (in the past).
2. Is this correct?
She is worried about late for the meeting.
After worried about, use a noun or a gerund (-ing). In this sentence, a gerund works best. So, you can say she is worried about being late, or she is worried about arriving late.
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