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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
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Tense

Could you tell me which one is right and natural among A, B, and C in the following sentence? Thank you in advance.

I think his English is not good. Sometimes I'm not sure whether he understands what I [ (A) said / (B) say / (C) am saying ].
  

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lucas21c I think his English is not good. When you give an opinion with "I think" or "I believe" in English, you transfer the negation into the main clause. You need this: I don't think his English is very good.

— CalifJim

  • lucas21c I think his English is not good.
  • When you give an opinion with "I think" or "I believe" in English, you transfer the negation into the main clause.
  • You need this: I don't think his English is very good.
  • lucas21c Sometimes I'm not sure whether he understands what I [ (A) said / (B) say / (C) am saying ].
  • (B) and (C) are both good.
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lucas21cI think his English is not good.
When you give an opinion with "I think" or "I believe" in English, you transfer the negation into the main clause. You need this:

I don't think his English is very good.
lucas21cSometimes I'm not sure whether he understands what I [ (A) said / (B) say / (C) am saying ].
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