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| Check These Grammatical Constructions by Nobody: 5:29am On Aug 15, 2016 |
I thought you said you knew who I WAS, Or I thought you said you knew who I AM (note the person hasn't known anything about me yet) which one is correct please |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by Venusman(m): 5:56am On Aug 15, 2016 |
I thought you said you knew who I AM.
this is correct, cos u r still alive not dead. was isn't correct |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by youngest85(m): 6:15am On Aug 15, 2016 |
I thought u said u know who i am |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by chukxie(m): 7:06am On Aug 15, 2016 |
" I thought you said you knew who I was" is correct. A: Do you know me? B: I'm sorry, I don't. A: I thought you said you knew who I was. Note: In a sentence like this, the verb 'be' (is/am/are) at the end of the sentence takes the past tense form where 'is/am' = was, and 'are' = were. This sentence has the same structure as an indirect speech. In English there's something called 'Direct and Indirect Speech. Let's look at the following examples: Direct speech -- Indirect speech What's your name? He asked me what my name was. Where is your mom? He asked me where my mom was. Do you know me? I asked him if he knew who I was. |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by Nobody: 7:10am On Aug 15, 2016 |
thanks so much, I don't even know to say again, thanks thanks |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by Tobitrueman(m): 9:42am On Aug 15, 2016 |
youngest85: |
| Re: Check These Grammatical Constructions by chukxie(m): 12:02am On Aug 16, 2016 |
[quote author=Tobitrueman post=48495078][/quote] Hmm! |
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