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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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About "had thought" used in the present

1. "I had thought that A is B, but A is C, huh?"

2. "I thought that A is B, but A is C, huh?"

The "had thought" (#1) is the one to use when just now evidence has been presented to me that A is C and not B? In both cases the speaker is actually speaking what's in the quotes right now. Thanks.
  

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Anonymous The "had thought" (#1) is the one to use when just now evidence has been presented to me that A is C and not B? Yes, but I'd say ... that A was B : I had thought that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous The "had thought" (#1) is the one to use when just now evidence has been presented to me that A is C and not B?
  • Yes, but I'd say ...
  • that A was B : I had thought that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?
  • Also possible: I used to think that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?
  • Probably less used: I thought that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?
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AnonymousThe "had thought" (#1) is the one to use when just now evidence has been presented to me that A is C and not B?
Yes, but I'd say ... that A was B:

I had thought that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?

Also possible:

I used to think that A was B, but A is C, isn't it?

Probably less used:

I thought
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