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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

think vs. thought

0Daer teachers,02br
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01font00I thought you had fixed the door.02font02br
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01font00I think you fixed the door.02font02br
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01font00I think you have fixed the door.02font02br
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00Which one is better?02br
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00Many thanks.02br
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0There is a difference in meaning between thought and think in these sentences.02br
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00When you use thought, you mean that you thought they had fixed it but they hadn't!02br
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00When you use think, then they have fixed it.02br
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00I can't think how to explain why, I think it is just one of those odd quirks.0-
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01cite10Nona12cite10When you use think, then they have fixed it.12blockquote
11i00A: "I think you have fixed the door, haven't you?"02i02br
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01i00B: "No, we haven't. It is still not fixed."02i02br
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11font10I thought you fixed the door.12font12br
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I thought you had fixed the door

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