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I thought he would’ve let you know about it.
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I thought he would let you know about it.
Whats the difference in meaning between them? Is it the first one is related to a past situation meaning he didn’t let you know and the second one is related to present situation meaning he is not going to let you know? Thank you.
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I thought he would've let you know about it - this would be something to say, for example, after the party. I thought he would let you know about it would be said before the party. Either way, you didn't know about it.
- I thought he would've let you know about it - this would be something to say, for example, after the party.
- I thought he would let you know about it would be said before the party.
- Either way, you didn't know about it.
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I thought he would've let you know about it - this would be something to say, for example, after the party.
I thought he would let you know about it would be said before the party. Either way, you didn't know about it.
0anonymous1) I thought he would let you know about it.
2) I thought he would’ve let you know about it.
1) This is close to I thought he was going to let you know about it.
2) This is almost the same as 1), but it's oriented more toward the past, possibly phrased clumsily as I thought he had been going to let
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