diff --git a/table_and_query.go b/table_and_query.go
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+++ b/table_and_query.go
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+package gorm
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TableAndQuery returns the table name and the query already formatted as a string
+func (s *DB) TableAndQuery() (string, string) {
+	scope := s.NewScope(s.Value)
+	scope.InstanceSet("skip_bindvar", true)
+	scope.prepareQuerySQL()
+
+	qs := LogFormatter("sql", "q", time.Duration(1), scope.SQL, scope.SQLVars, int64(1))
+	t, q := scope.TableName(), qs[3].(string)
+	if t == "" {
+		qsplit := strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(q))
+		for i := range qsplit {
+			if qsplit[i] == "from" && i < len(qsplit)-2 {
+				t = qsplit[i+1]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return t, q
+}