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Alexjohn_tcr Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Please help me correct

Can I use past tense and present tense in the same sentence?
For eg:"I thought I am the only one in your freinds list"

Is this sentence correct?

Thanks in advance
  

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Sometimes, but not this time. I thought I was... I think I am...

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Sometimes, but not this time.

I thought I was...
I think I am...
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alexjohn_tcrCan I use past tense and present tense in the same sentence?

Yes, you can.

When a sentence has both a past tense and a present tense, it is often incorrect. But it is possible for a logical sentence to have both the past and the present tense. For example :

I am telling my mother why I did not send her letter yester
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