as and I was wondering

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fab54

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Hello,
I have 2 questions

1)If I want to say that I'm not good enough to play in the national team, could I say
I'm not as good to play in the ational team
Or "as" is not used in a correct form?

2) When we use "I was wondering" what tense do we use?
For example if I want to ask somebody if the nex day he has to time to explain something, should I say
a) I was wonderinf if tomorrow you have some time...... or
b) I was wondering if tomorrow you had some time..... or
c) I was wondering if tomorrow will have some time.....
Which one is the most natural (and correct)?

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For the first question, I think you better say: "I'm not good enough to play in the national team" Beacuse if you are going to use "I'm not as good" you have to say i'm not as good as someone.
For the second question, if you are talking to that person, about tomorrow you have to say, "I'm wondering if you have some time tomorrow to.." But you can say "I was wondering if .." and that when you are talking about yesterday, I mean in the past.
 

fab54

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Ok, but if I say "I was wondering if ...." what tense should I use ?
1) you would have
2) you had
?

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Both are possible. 'I was wondering if you would have the time...' This is more tentative than the simplepast.
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You're welcome.;-)
 
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