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Scully Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

It's or It was

Which is correct?

I thought it's correct.

I thought it was correct.
  

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I think it's correct. (correct simple present) I thought it was correct. (correct simple past) For some reason, if you change the verb to "know/knew," you can mix and match: I knew that it's correct.

  • I think it's correct.
  • (correct simple present) I thought it was correct.
  • (correct simple past) For some reason, if you change the verb to "know/knew," you can mix and match: I knew that it's correct.
  • I know that it was correct.
  • "To think" allows for a mistake.
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I think it's correct. (correct simple present)

I thought it was correct. (correct simple past)

For some reason, if you change the verb to "know/knew," you can mix and match:

I knew that it's correct.

I know that it was correct.

"To think" allows for a mistake. "To know" does not.
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it was his fault or it's his fault

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