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Iris_es Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Would you correct my sentence. Thank you.

Suppose I'm replying an email message.

a) "I understood that you have attended our courses"

or

b) "I understand that you have attended our courses"

Which sentence is correct?

Thank you.
  

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Hi, Suppose I'm replying an email message. a) "I understood that you have attended our courses" or b) "I understand that you have attended our courses" Which sentence is correct? B.

— Clive

  • Hi, Suppose I'm replying an email message.
  • a) "I understood that you have attended our courses" or b) "I understand that you have attended our courses" Which sentence is correct?
  • B.
  • A sounds like you understood that in the past, but that you have now changed your mind and don't understand it at the present time.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Suppose I'm replying an email message.

a) "I understood that you have attended our courses"

or

b) "I understand that you have attended our courses"

Which sentence is correct?

B.
A sounds like you understood that in the past, but that you have now changed your mind and don't understand it at the present time.

Best wishes, Clive
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The first one is "so my information is incorrect?" and the second one is "isn't that true? I think it is".
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iris_esWhich sentence is correct?
Only b) can be correct.
In order for a) to work at all it must read: "I understood that you had attended our courses"
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