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28 January
- Portuguese (Brazil)
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English (US)
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"I thought you would have pawned it by now"
"I thought you had pawned it by now"
are both correct? and do they mean the same ?
"I thought you would have pawned it by now"
"I thought you had pawned it by now"
are both correct? and do they mean the same ?
"I thought you had pawned it by now"
are both correct? and do they mean the same ?
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
@Kcsam are there no contexts where the second one could become correct ?
- English (US)
Both answers are correct but there is a slight difference between them. Both imply that the person did not pawn but the first one puts more emphasis on the intent/wishes of the person. That is to say, in both you expected the person to have pawned it, but in the first one you also expected the person to have *wanted* or *intended* to pawn it as well, while in the second one it's more of an observation/statement that you expect the person to have pawned it. The difference is pretty subtle but it's definitely there!
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