Is this sentence correct:
1) I was happy to lend a hand, but I felt they didn't want me around, so I left without helping them.
Meaning: I was willing to lend a hand...
Gratefully,
Navi
was happy
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Re: was happy
Grammatical but semantically contradictory.
For desired meaning: I would have been happy to lend a hand...
For desired meaning: I would have been happy to lend a hand...