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i agreed with him vs i agree with him

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I agreed with him' is past tense, indicating that you agreed with someone in the past. 'I agree with him,' which is in the present tense, indicates that you agree with someone in the present moment.
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Last updated: August 18, 2024

i agreed with him

This phrase is correct and indicates that you agreed with someone in the past.

This phrase is used to express that you agreed with someone at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • Yesterday, I agreed with him on the decision.
  • Last week, I agreed with him about the project plan.
  • I am embarrassed to admit that I agreed with him, which did make him laugh.
  • I agreed with him, but it becomes thin in terms of conversation material, after a while.
  • Captain Martin felt, and I agreed with him, that his daught... his sister, rather, was not called upon to understand the young man too distinctly if you follow me, that she might tolerate him on her father's...
  • I agreed entirely with him when he said that we must be careful about how we judge the individual Commissioners in future.
  • Once. I agreed to consult with him.
  • I've agreed with him that We'll share the business of
  • He said I could get the knife, if I agreed to make out with him.
  • In all honesty, I should like to point out... that I agreed to have dinner with him before you suggested it.
  • In response, I would say to him, in his absence, that if the Member States had managed to curtail fatal and serious injuries then I would have agreed with him.
  • And you know why I agreed to work with him again?
  • Mr President, I should like to start by acknowledging the work which Mr Lehne has put into this report, even though I have not always agreed with him.
  • The algorithm matched us up because we share a love of gadgets, we share a love of math and data and '80s music, and so I agreed to go out with him.
  • I also agreed both with him and with Minister Roche when they spoke of the need to develop a modern interpretation of the Geneva Convention on refugees.
  • I agreed with the king that his eminence had many talents.
  • No, you said she was my girlfriend and I agreed with you, so technically...
  • Some, their politics I agreed with.
  • I agreed with His Majesty that the cardinal had many talents.
  • If I agreed with anything that you were doing.
  • And I agreed with both of them.
  • I agreed with much of what was said during this debate.

Alternatives:

  • I had agreed with him
  • I was in agreement with him

i agree with him

This phrase is correct and indicates that you currently agree with someone.

This phrase is used to express that you are currently in agreement with someone.

Examples:

  • I agree with him on the new proposal.
  • I agree with him about the best course of action.
  • I agree with him, Burt.
  • The land dispute complicates the investigation, and personally I agree with him.
  • I agree with him when he emphasises the need for a universal and coherent approach.
  • I agree with him in the sense that there is a democratic crisis.
  • I agree with him that remembering the victims of the Holocaust remains very important.
  • Mr Medina Ortega, from his vast experience as a politician, made a very good point, and I agree with him that we have to propose something here that has a reasonable chance of flying in the Council of Ministers as well.
  • For once, I agree with him.
  • The Honourable Gentleman makes an excellent point and I agree with him.
  • In the meantime, I agree with him.
  • I agree with him that progress on the common foreign and security policy has been disappointing.
  • I'm not afraid of Foreman, I agree with him.
  • There are moments that I think I agree with him.
  • Well, there's a sense which I agree with him, except I think it has an evolutionary explanation.
  • I agree with him that the Commission must continue to play a pivotal role as guardian of the common interests of the Community.
  • I agree with him on the need to guard against a return to intergovernmental methods, which some find appealing.
  • I agree with him that there are a large number of NGOs doing sterling work.
  • The way forward, as Mr Marinho says - and I agree with him - is communitisation.
  • Mr President, I congratulate Mr Brok on his comprehensive report, and I agree with him that we have made enormous progress in terms of foreign and security policy.
  • He is not saying, though, that we should throw out the Lisbon strategy altogether, and I agree with him.
  • Mr President, I thank the rapporteur for what he said and I agree with him.

Alternatives:

  • I am in agreement with him
  • I concur with him

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