Grammar Review: Past Tense Short Forms in Quoted Speech
Structure: Past Tense + と[思|おも]います
Past Tense + と[言|い]っていました
Meaning: I think, someone said, ...
Usage: Quoting something that happened in the past.
Example:
[昨日|きのう] の [テスト] は [難|むずか]しくなかった と[思|おも]います。
I think yesterday's test wasn't difficult.
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