think vs thought
Where is mistake or both sentences are correct?
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I think it was very good.
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I thought it was very good.
I like the first one, but what will you tell about that?
Thanks!
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Where is mistake or both sentences are correct?
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I think it was very good.
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I thought it was very good.
I like the first one, but what will you tell about that?
Thanks!
grammaticality
asked 11 hours ago
SergeySergey
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Where is mistake or both sentences are correct?
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I think it was very good.
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I thought it was very good.
I like the first one, but what will you tell about that?
Thanks!
grammaticality
asked 11 hours ago
SergeySergey
82
Where is mistake or both sentences are correct?
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I think it was very good.
Did you enjoy the film? Yes, I thought it was very good.
I like the first one, but what will you tell about that?
Thanks!
grammaticality
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The first sentence is awkward temporally: "I [now] think it was very good [at the time that I saw it]" awkwardly combines two different timeframes. The second one consistently refers to one timeframe: "I thought it was very good [at the time that I saw it]."
To be less awkward the first one could be "Yes I think it is very good."
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The first sentence is awkward temporally: "I [now] think it was very good [at the time that I saw it]" awkwardly combines two different timeframes. The second one consistently refers to one timeframe: "I thought it was very good [at the time that I saw it]."
To be less awkward the first one could be "Yes I think it is very good."
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The first sentence is awkward temporally: "I [now] think it was very good [at the time that I saw it]" awkwardly combines two different timeframes. The second one consistently refers to one timeframe: "I thought it was very good [at the time that I saw it]."
To be less awkward the first one could be "Yes I think it is very good."
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The first sentence is awkward temporally: "I [now] think it was very good [at the time that I saw it]" awkwardly combines two different timeframes. The second one consistently refers to one timeframe: "I thought it was very good [at the time that I saw it]."
To be less awkward the first one could be "Yes I think it is very good."
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The first sentence is awkward temporally: "I [now] think it was very good [at the time that I saw it]" awkwardly combines two different timeframes. The second one consistently refers to one timeframe: "I thought it was very good [at the time that I saw it]."
To be less awkward the first one could be "Yes I think it is very good."
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