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27 Nov 2022
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“He asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up”
Shouldn’t it be “grew up” in the given sentence instead of “grow up”?
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“He asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up”
Shouldn’t it be “grew up” in the given sentence instead of “grow up”?
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Shouldn’t it be “grew up” in the given sentence instead of “grow up”?
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- English (US)
No. If someone asked me this, as a child, I might say "When I grow up I want to be a doctor." Or "When I grow up I want to be a fireman." I wouldnt' say, "When I grew up I want to be ....."
"When I was a kid someone asked me what I wanted to be when I GROW up. I told him I wanted to be an astronaut. However when I GREW up I became an accountant."
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No. In this case the person was asking about one’s future, so it is right to say “grow up” (as “grew” is referring to the past form.)
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grow up is correct because he is asking about something in the future not in the past.
past: before I grew up i wanted to be a doctor.
future: when I grow up I want to be a doctor.
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