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Grammar
"I thought I would become" or "I thought I would have become"
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00 I've recently come across a sentence that I can't quite decide how to word it. Any response would be greatly appreciated. 02 br
00 If a person wants to express his belief as a child to become something but did not in the end, should the person say: 02 br
00 (1) "I thought I would become a singer, but..."(in the end he did not become a singer) 02 br
00 (2) "I thought I would have become a singer, but..." 02 br
00 (3) "I had thought I would become a singer, but..." 02 br
00 (4) "I had thought I would have become a singer, but..." 02 br
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00 do these sentences seem acceptable? 02 br
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00 My big question is whether the grammar rules for "wish" discussed recently also apply for the use of "thought" here as a wish/hope/expectation for something in the past. 02 br
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00 Thank you all! 02 br
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00 Graham 0-
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00 I've recently come across a sentence that I can't quite decide how to word it. Any response would be greatly appreciated. 02 br
00 If a person wants to express his belief as a child to become something but did not in the end, should the person say: 02 br
00 (1) "I thought I would become a singer, but..."(in the end he did not become a singer) 02 br
00 (2) "I thought I would have become a singer, but..." 02 br
00 (3) "I had thought I would become a singer, but..." 02 br
00 (4) "I had thought I would have become a singer, but..." 02 br
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00 do these sentences seem acceptable? 02 br
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00 My big question is whether the grammar rules for "wish" discussed recently also apply for the use of "thought" here as a wish/hope/expectation for something in the past. 02 br
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00 Thank you all! 02 br
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00 Graham 0-
Top answer
0 (1) and (3) are both correct, but the other two are a bit dodgy. 0-
- 0 (1) and (3) are both correct, but the other two are a bit dodgy.
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0 (1) and (3) are both correct, but the other two are a bit dodgy. 0-
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00 I think the problem with this one is "have". 02 br
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00 I think that "I thought I would become a singer, but..." is a way of expressing 'future in the past'. You are talking about the past, but also about your future ideas at that
00 "I thought I would have become a singer, but..." 12 blockquote12 br
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00 I think the problem with this one is "have". 02 br
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00 I think that "I thought I would become a singer, but..." is a way of expressing 'future in the past'. You are talking about the past, but also about your future ideas at that
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