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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Thought
Are both of these correct? What do they mean?
1. I thought you have seen this before. (If this is bad English, why?)
2. I thought you had seen this before. (Is this one better because I have two past tenses, meaning that I should use past perfect?)
Thanks.
1. I thought you have seen this before. (If this is bad English, why?)
2. I thought you had seen this before. (Is this one better because I have two past tenses, meaning that I should use past perfect?)
Thanks.
Top answer
I had my thought in the past. "I thought" is past, versus "I think," which is present. "
- I had my thought in the past.
- "I thought" is past, versus "I think," which is present.
- "
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I had my thought in the past. "I thought" is past, versus "I think," which is present.
And in that time in the past, when I had that thought, I though something had already happened even FURTHER in the past, so it was "had seen" versus "have seen."
If I'm looking at something with you right now, I could say "I think you have (already) seen this, right?" but now we're talking abou
And in that time in the past, when I had that thought, I though something had already happened even FURTHER in the past, so it was "had seen" versus "have seen."
If I'm looking at something with you right now, I could say "I think you have (already) seen this, right?" but now we're talking abou
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