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Everyday English · CEFR A2 · Everyday
Sorry for looks back at something you did. Sorry to looks forward at something you are about to do. Excuse me comes before, sorry comes after.
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I am glad.
Sorry for + -ing · Sorry to + verb · I apologise for + -ing
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Example 1 of 4
मुझे खुशी हुई।
I am glad.
Sorry for looks back at something you did. Sorry to looks forward at something you are about to do. Excuse me comes before, sorry comes after.
I was busy at that time.
Sorry for looks back at something you did. Sorry to looks forward at something you are about to do. Excuse me comes before, sorry comes after.
Sorry for being late.
Sorry for looks back at something you did. Sorry to looks forward at something you are about to do. Excuse me comes before, sorry comes after.
I am sorry to hear that.
Sorry for looks back at something you did. Sorry to looks forward at something you are about to do. Excuse me comes before, sorry comes after.
The shape
Sorry for + -ing · Sorry to + verb · I apologise for + -ing
Apologise for the right thing, at the right moment.
In Hindi
sorry for पीछे की बात के लिए, sorry to आगे की बात के लिए। excuse me पहले, sorry बाद में।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Sorry for disturb you. | Sorry for disturbing you. After "for" the verb takes -ing. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I am glad.
मुझे खुशी हुई।
also correct: My pleasure.
I was busy at that time.
मैं उस समय व्यस्त था।
Sorry for being late.
मुझे देर के लिए माफ़ कीजिए।
I am sorry to hear that.
मुझे यह सुनकर दुख हुआ।
Sorry for disturbing you.
मुझे परेशान करने के लिए माफ़ कीजिए।
Thank you, you helped me a lot.
धन्यवाद, तुमने मेरी बहुत मदद की।
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Sorry for / Sorry to is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to everyday english. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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