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  1. 20-Feb-2013, 15:01 #1
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    Hi,

    I was wondering if asking someone: "When do you want that I take you to the cinema?", is grammatically wrong. Can I say it, or it is completely wrong?

    Thank you very much.
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    Default Re: When do you want me to/want that...

    Quote Originally Posted by Lo.mazz View Post
    Hi,

    I was wondering if asking someone: "When do you want that I take you to the cinema?", is grammatically wrong. Can I say it, or it is completely wrong?

    Thank you very much.
    Welcome to Using English, Lo.mazz. It's not a natural sentence.
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    Ok!


    Thank you very much for the quick response.
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    Default Re: When do you want me to/want that...

    The natural way to say this is "When do you want me to take you to the cinema?"
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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