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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How to use told

Anonymous:
What is the difference between these? And which is correct and not correct?

I told you I would call you.
I told you I will call you.
I have told you that I will call you.

I told you it would get cold.
I told you it will get cold.

Could the word 'told' be used for the past and present, where it can be followed by both a past or present-future tense?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Both forms are correct. Depending on the context, they can have different meaning referring to different time. I told you I will call you.

— Hrsanei

  • Both forms are correct.
  • Depending on the context, they can have different meaning referring to different time.
  • I told you I will call you.
  • It is correct if the context is " I told you on Saturday that I will call you on Tuesday(Considering that today is Monday) " I told you I would call you.
  • It is correct if the context is " I told you on Saturday that I would call you on Sunday (Considering that today is Monday) " The same goes for other example.
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Both forms are correct. Depending on the context, they can have different meaning referring to different time.

I told you I will call you. It is correct if the context is " I told you on Saturday that I will call you on Tuesday(Considering that today is Monday) "

I told you I would call you. It is correct if the context is " I told you on Saturday that I would call you on Sunda
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Thanks. But 'I told you I will call' is not hypothetical here!
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However, it is the past, as Hamid has already explained.
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So both 'I told you I will call and I told you it will get cold' are hypothetical, and are in the past but the action (will) has not happened yet. Is that correct?
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Sorry. I meant that you mean it is not hypothetical, but what he has explained is correct. Have I understood correctly?
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Sorry. I meant to say that you mean that the sentence is not hypothetical, but what has been explained is correct?

Lastly, did I write this sentence correctly: have I understood correctly.

Thanks a lot!
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Anonymous both 'I told you I will call and I told you it will get cold' are hypothetical, and are in the past but the action (will) has not happened yet. Is that correct?
Yes.
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Thanks. what about: I told you he is dumb.

Would that be possible?

Sorry to bother you, but I want to make sure I get it, and many thanks.
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I am in despair of your getting it.
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Lol. I think I got it. English can be complicated. So is I told you he is dumb' correct? I am pretty sure it is Emotion: smile. Is it?
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