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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
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I have a couple questions about mixing and matching verb tenses in a sentence:
1. I thought we were going out to eat tonight? This is what I would usually say and often hear others use.
But could this be said:
2. I thought we are going out to eat tonight?
1. I thought we were going out to eat tonight? This is what I would usually say and often hear others use.
But could this be said:
2. I thought we are going out to eat tonight?
Top answer
It doesn't work for me! This seems to be a case where backshifting is mandatory.
- It doesn't work for me!
- This seems to be a case where backshifting is mandatory.
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It doesn't work for me!
This seems to be a case where backshifting is mandatory.
This seems to be a case where backshifting is mandatory.
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Use only the past after thought and knew. It's much more idiomatic.
CJ
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