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"I wondered if I could come round..." vs "I wonder if I could come



 
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"I wondered if I could come round..." vs "I wonder if I could come #1 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 18:54 pm   "I wondered if I could come round..." vs "I wonder if I could come
 

Hello,

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'Teresa, I wondered if I could come round to see you. Something's happened.'
It was eight o'clock on a Monday evening. It wasn't......


Please, could you explain, why the author of the book used I wondered instead of wonder? The above mentioned quote is the direct speech, isn't it? So I presume that what speaker really said was as follows: 'I wonder if you could.....

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"I wondered if I could come round..." vs "I wonder if I could #2 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 19:53 pm   "I wondered if I could come round..." vs "I wonder if I could
 

Pavel, his words are equivalent to " I was wondering." ( Past tense, both.) Perfectly acceptable.

I suppose he could have used, " I wonder." ( Present tense.) Author's choice.

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