Talking about past action in the present time

Asked Mar 20 '20 at 00:46

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I am confused about the correctness of the following two statements:

I thought essential oils were the cure to all life's problem.

And

I thought essential oils are the cure to all life's problem.

Can some please help me correct this, which one is a correct statement and why?

edited Mar 20 '20 at 01:29

CJ Dennis

asked Mar 20 '20 at 00:46

shila

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Does this answer your question? Past-tense verb + that clause: clause has to use past tense? – CJ Dennis Mar 20 '20 at 01:33
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It's not so much correct vs incorrect as it is a matter of context. – Hot Licks Mar 20 '20 at 01:55
Please, migrate this question to ell.stackexchange.com – JoHKa Mar 20 '20 at 14:59

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