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Pter Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I found that I have always ...

Which one is correct?

1. I found that I have always ...
2. I found that I had always ...
  

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Pter Which one is correct? 1. I found that I have always ...

— Avangi

  • Pter Which one is correct?
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  • I found that I have always ...
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  • Interesting question.
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PterWhich one is correct?

1. I found that I have always ...
2. I found that I had always ...Interesting question. I hear #1 quite a bit, and use it myself, but I have to admit that only #2 seems logical, or correct.
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Thanks, Avangi. Do you mean both are acceptable?
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I know this one!

"Had" means you are talking about yourself in the past tense, implying that you no longer do...whatever comes next in the sentence.
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I'm not prepared to say that #1 is correct.
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AvangiI'm not prepared to say that #1 is correct.

I found that I have always thought of her as pretty, but never truly admitted it to myself until now. 
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PterWhich one is correct?

1. I found that I have always ...
2. I found that I had always ...
The second is correct. The first is used, but I think of it as a variant of the "more correct"

I've found that I have always ...

The v sound gets lost in the f because they are phonetically similar, so people te
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