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[lovecat]

Hello, Good helpers! ^^


Please tell me the difference in meaning.

a. Did you see any good movies?
b. Have you seen any good movies?

c. I want something to drink.
d. I want to drink something.

e. Jane came home to dinner.
f. Jane came home for dinner.
g. Jane came home to have dinner.

Thank you.

[Rusty]

Hello, Good helpers! ^^


Please tell me the difference in meaning.

a. Did you see any good movies?
b. Have you seen any good movies?

c. I want something to drink.
d. I want to drink something.

e. Jane came home to dinner.
f. Jane came home for dinner.
g. Jane came home to have dinner.

Thank you.

a. Did you see any good movies? (at a particular time.
Examples: Did you see any good movies while you were on vacation?)
b. Have you seen any good movies? (at any time recently.
Example: Have you seen any good movies lately?)

c. I want something to drink. (Emphasis on whatever you are going to drink).
d. I want to drink something. (Emphasis on your thirst).

e. Jane came home to dinner. (Emphasis on her arrival).
f. Jane came home for dinner. (Emphasis on her reason).
g. Jane came home to have dinner. (Emphasis on her intent).

[lovecat]

Thank you for your help so much.

But I still don't understand the differrents of the sentance below.
Could you tell me explain easier with any sitiuation if you don't mind. :)

e. Jane came home to dinner. (Emphasis on her arrival).
g. Jane came home to have dinner. (Emphasis on her intent).

[SomeOne]

- Jane came home to dinner. (Emphasis on her arrival).

I think that's supposed to show the time of her arrival - just to a dinner.

No, I thought it over, and now I think that this points at the fact that she came to have dinner exactly at home, and not to any other place.

- Jane came home to have dinner. (Emphasis on her intent)

And this points out the purpose of her visit - to dinner at home.

Please, correct me if I'm wrong.

[Rusty]

Thank you for your help so much.

But I still don't understand the differrents of the sentance below.
Could you tell me explain easier with any sitiuation if you don't mind. :)

e. Jane came home to dinner. (Emphasis on her arrival).
g. Jane came home to have dinner. (Emphasis on her intent). The sentences have much the same meaning, the difference is in how they are generally used.
Example:
I invited Jane to dinner.
Jane came to dinner at my house.
I prepared dinner; Jane simply arrived.
Jane came home to dinner.
Her mother cooked dinner; Jane arrived on time.

Jane came home to have dinner.
Jane took an active role.
Jane came home to have dinner and then go back to school.
Jane's plan/intent was: 1) eat dinner, 2) go back to school.

[lovecat]

Thank you so much for your kind attention (concern?) for my first some questions. :)
Good luck with everything!