Sentence: I haven't intended to write CAT exam this year.

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi

I am writing some sentences below.

" I don’t intend to marry now"

" I haven’t intended to write “cat” exam this year.

Do the above sentences contain any grammatical mistakes.Can we use “now” at the end of first sentence.

Regards
Pavan

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Hi Pavan

  • “I don’t intend to marry.”
    This sentence suggests that you intend to remain unmarried for your entire life.

  • “I don’t intend to marry now.”
    This sentence could have two different meanings:

  1. The word “now” could simply be used to mean “at this time”. In other words, your intention might be to get married sometime later in the future, but not anytime soon.
  2. The word “now” could indicate that the speaker has changed his/her mind about getting married. Perhaps the speaker is named Sally, and Sally had made a decision to marry Robert next March. However, since making her decision, something has happened that caused Sally to change her mind, and now she no longer intends to marry Robert, and the March wedding has been canceled.

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  • [color=red]" I haven’t intended to write “cat” exam this year."

I don’t like the use of the present perfect in your sentence. All of the following are possible alternatives (the broader context would determine which would be the most appropriate alternative):

  • “I don’t intend to take/sit the “cat” exam this year.”
  • “I wasn’t intending to take/sit the “cat” exam this year.”
  • “I didn’t intend to take/sit the “cat” exam this year.”
  • “I hadn’t intended to take/sit the “cat” exam this year.”
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