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I was thought vs I was thinking
What is the difference between 'I was thought' and 'I was thinking'?
I thought I read some people's comments or status on social media that used 'I was thought .......'
Does that sentence grammatically correct?
Should not it be 'I was thinking .....'?
9 июня 2016 г., 16:05
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"I was thought ..." is the passive voice. For example "In those days, I was thought to be a great hunter." That is to say, "In those days, people thought I was a great hunter."
If you say "I thought," it normally means you suspected something, but now you know it's not true, or you have reason to doubt it. e.g. "Hm... I thought I left 6 eggs in the fridge, but now I see there are only 4."
If you say "I was thinking," it normally means you were considering something. "I was thinking about whether we should go to Disneyland this year."
9 июня 2016 г.
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I was thinking... Past perfect continuous. I started thinking in the past and continued to do so up until a specific time. It is not a complete sentence because it needs a time frame and an object or just an object. Example: I was thinking about it all last week.
I thought. Simple past.
I had thought. Past perfect.
I was thought. Wrong.
9 июня 2016 г.
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'I was thinking' is correct,
also
'I thought' - without 'was' is correct. (past perfect tense)
9 июня 2016 г.
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