Spoken English

Use of I’m thinking of + (verb-ing) & I’ll help you + (verb); Day: 20

I’m thinking of + (verb-ing)

‘Thinking’ refers to a process of thought, forming an opinion or judgment. When expressing ‘I am thinking of’ you are letting someone know what you are personally thinking.

‘āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž’ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ ‘āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋ’ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧀ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“I’m thinking of checking out the new movie.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m thinking of filming my vacation.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m thinking of following a healthy diet.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m thinking of handing out flyers describing our business.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I’m thinking of increasing my work load.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am thinking of introducing myself to him.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am thinking of launching a new website.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻŦāϏāĻžāχāϟ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am thinking of moving to a new city.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am thinking of offering her the position.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“I am thinking of opening up a store.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

I’ll help you + (verb)

This lets you inform someone that you are willing to provide assistance. This could refer to something physical or mental, like helping someone to ‘think’ or ‘remember’ something.

āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•āĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ ‘āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϤ⧇’ āĻŦāĻž ‘āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇’ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“I’ll help you cook dinner tonight.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I’ll help you raise money for your charity.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I’ll help you register for your class online.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I’ll help you move to your new house.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I’ll help you prevent that from happening again.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϘāϟāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I will help you park your car.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I will help you provide all the information you need.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I will help you realize your potential.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I will help you stop smoking.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”

“I will help you shop for groceries.”

“āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤”