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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect or Simple past?

Which pattern would you choose in the following example?

My coworker made the mistake that we all had thought/thought he would.
  

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They are both good, but I would probably choose the first if I were to say the sentence.

  • They are both good, but I would probably choose the first if I were to say the sentence.
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They are both good, but I would probably choose the first if I were to say the sentence.
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Thank you very much, Englishmaven:-)
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I'd use Simple Past.
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Thank you very much, Clive:-)

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