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Maymhight Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

tense in the subjunctive mood

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00"Without those years,00 I 00would have become00 a person 00who00 [think, thought] things differently."02br
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00"Without those yeras, I would be a person 00who00 00[think, thought] things differently.02br
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00I am aware that I can avoid above complication by saying "with a diffrent way of thinking", but if I have to use a relative cluse, which tense is correct?02br
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00Your advice will be appreciated.0-
  

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12br 12br 10IMHO, and in normal situations, my choice would be 11i 11b 10thought 12b 12i 10for the first question and 11i 11b 10think12b 12i 10 for the second. Nevertheless, there may be other contexts and other viewpoints from other members of experts. We'll wait and see.

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  • 12br 12br 10IMHO, and in normal situations, my choice would be 11i 11b 10thought 12b 12i 10for the first question and 11i 11b 10think12b 12i 10 for the second.
  • Nevertheless, there may be other contexts and other viewpoints from other members of experts.
  • We'll wait and see.
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01cite10Maymhight12cite10Hi!12br
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10Which tense should I use in the following 10sentenses10?12br
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10"Without those years,10 I 10would have become10 a person 10who10 [11del10think12del10, thought] things differently."12br
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0 In the present tense after 01i00a person who02i00 you need 01i00think01b00s02b02i00, not 01i00think02i00. Also, leave out 01i00things02i00.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10In the present tense after 11i10a person who12i10 you need 11i10think11b10s12b12i10, not 11i10think12i10. Also, leave out 11i10things12i10.12br
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