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Native speakers use the verb \u201cto want\u201d in the past tense when we are making a request in the present tense.<\/p>\n

For example, you might call a colleague and say \u201d I wanted to confirm our lunch appointment for today.\u201d<\/p>\n

This makes the message a bit more polite and more indirect.<\/p>\n

We think it\u2019s also used more commonly for women.<\/p>\n

How can you add this speech pattern into your conversations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Give us some examples in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Native speakers use the verb \u201cto want\u201d in the past tense when we are making a request in the present tense. For example, you might call a colleague and say \u201d I wanted to confirm our lunch appointment for today.\u201d This makes the message a… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"category":[276,308,1,310,281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-culture","category-english-expressions","category-english-fluency","category-english-phrasal-verbs","category-understanding-americans"],"acf":{"podcast_link":"https:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/pdst.fm\/e\/chrt.fm\/track\/CB27B5\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/ALLE4614771887.mp3?updated=1649131241"},"yoast_head":"\nAll Ears English: How to Talk About What You Want in English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get one 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