Did you heared before about this.....

[A2R..]

"We can go at your speed"

can you tell me what's the meaning of this phrase? and when we can use it??

Thank you in advance

 

[euncu]

***neither a teacher nor a native-speaker***

"We can go at your speed"

I guess it's something like "to catch up/keep pace".

By the way ;

[STRIKE]Did you heared before about this.....[/STRIKE]

Have you ever heard anything about this before?

 

[A2R..]

Thank you euncu for reply and for correct my mistakes

 

[emsr2d2]

"We can go at your speed"

can you tell me what's the meaning of this phrase? and when we can use it??

Thank you in advance

As an example, if you and a friend decide to go on a bicycle ride one day, and you know that you ride a lot faster than your friend, you might say:

"It's OK. Don't worry. We can go at your speed", meaning that you will ride slower than normal so that you are both going at the same speed (his speed).

As Euncu said, your title needed amendment:

Have you heard of this before?

 

[2006]

"We can go at your speed" It means we can go as fast or as slowly as you (are able)(wish) to go.

can you tell me what's the meaning of this phrase? and when we can use it?? You can use it when someone can only go slowly or, less likely, wishes to go faster than usual.

You can say '(Did you hear)(Have you heard) about this before?'

Thank you in advance

2006

 

[A2R..]

Thank you very much

Now, I understood

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you very much.

Now, I understood.

It's "Now I understand".

 

[2006]

Thank you very much

Now, I understood :cross:

Now I understand. :tick: (You don't need a comma.)

2006

 

[A2R..]

Now I understand. :tick: (You don't need a comma.)

Why it is wrong?? :-?
I don't understand

 

[emsr2d2]

It's wrong because a comma is not required! In the same way as:

Now I'm going to get in the car.
Now you can have your dinner.
Now we can take the dog for a walk.
Now I have your pen.

You used the wrong tense. When you are saying that you have got the point of the responses, you use the present tense, as you normally would with "now" (although the present continuous and future tenses are possible in some contexts).

So:

Now I understand.

 

[A2R..]

Ok
What if I said "I understood" without "now" will be ok?

 

[2006]

Why it is wrong?? :-?
I don't understand

"Now I understood." is wrong. Generally speaking, we don't use 'Now' with a past tense verb. 'Now' is the present, so use the present tense, 'understand'.

 

[emsr2d2]

Ok
What if I said "I understood" without "now" will be ok?

Not really. The "now" would still be implied because what you're saying is that it is only now, after the responses, that you understand the answer to your question.

If you understood already, you wouldn't have needed to ask! Also, if you say "I understood", that suggests that you understood in the past but that now you don't.

So even if you omit "Now", you would still write "Thanks. I understand."

 

[2006]

***neither a teacher nor a native-speaker***


Have you ever heard anything about this before? :cross:

"ever" and "before" are redundant together. Omit one or both.

Have you ever heard anything about this?
Have you heard anything about this before?
Have you heard anything about this?

2006

 

[A2R..]

Thank you very much for your speedy and informative reply to my post