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Necrophagist Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

I thought I heard/had heard

What's the difference between:
I thought I heard something
and
I thought I had heard something
?

I think that in the first one, the thinking and the hearing happened at the same time. I guess the present version would be I think I hear something.
In the second one, I think the hearing happened before the thinking (I think I heard something)

Now, let's say you were alone at home and you heard something.
Would it be correct to say Hmm, that's strange. I thought I had heard something. or does it have to be I thought I heard something? Maybe both are correct? Thank you very much!
  

Top answer

Necrophagist What's the difference between:I thought I heard somethingandI thought I had heard something? The difference is just that between the two tenses. Only use perfect if you have to.

— Anonymous

  • Necrophagist What's the difference between:I thought I heard somethingandI thought I had heard something?
  • The difference is just that between the two tenses.
  • Only use perfect if you have to.
  • 1.
  • You and a friend are sitting on your patio after dark with the only light coming from a tiki torch.
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NecrophagistWhat's the difference between:I thought I heard somethingandI thought I had heard something?

The difference is just that between the two tenses. Only use perfect if you have to.

1. You and a friend are sitting on your patio after dark with the only light coming from a tiki torch. The distant sound of the frogs singing in the pond down the

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