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Krishkansish Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is/was

0 What is the exact difference between the two sentences: 02br
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00I thought he is late. 02br
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00I thought he was late. 02br
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0 "I thought he is late" isn't correct grammar anyway. "I think he is late" would be right, and it would be present tense. "I thought he was late" is past tense 0-

— Caduca

  • 0 "I thought he is late" isn't correct grammar anyway.
  • "I think he is late" would be right, and it would be present tense.
  • "I thought he was late" is past tense 0-
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0 "I thought he is late" isn't correct grammar anyway. "I think he is late" would be right, and it would be present tense. "I thought he was late" is past tense 0-
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0 "is" is the 3rd person singular present tense of "to be" 02br
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00"was" is 3rd person simple past of "to be" 02br
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00Reading your sentences, I would put this interpretation on them: 02br
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00I thought he is late.12blockquote
10 I think this need some speech marks (") 02br
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