difference between "I was wondering"and "I am wondersing"

**dut_thinker** · 03-Jan-2012, 01:18

Dear teachers

Do " I was wondering" and "I am wondering" have the same meaning?

Ex: When some people give a presentation, and I have a quesiton about he just told.
Could i use both the above phrase to raise my question?
I was / am wondering why you......

Thank you in advance!

**philo2009** · 03-Jan-2012, 02:04

Both are, of course, possible, but 'I was wondering' is both more polite and more idiomatic.

**JMurray** · 03-Jan-2012, 03:41

@nannah: I think it's reasonably common in conversation.
"Ten minutes ago I turned left to avoid the traffic, but now I'm wondering if that was such a good idea"… and similar.

**dut_thinker** · 03-Jan-2012, 04:03

Thank you all for four answers.

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