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I believed that we have vs I believed that we had

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I believed that we have" is used when referring to a belief that is still ongoing or relevant in the present. On the other hand, "I believed that we had" is used when referring to a belief that was held in the past and may no longer be true.

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I believed that we have

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a belief that is still ongoing or relevant in the present.

This phrase is used to express a belief that continues to be true or relevant in the present.

Alternatives:

  • I believe that we have

I believed that we had

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a belief that was held in the past and may no longer be true.

This phrase is used to express a belief that was true in the past but may not be true anymore.
  • My problem at the time was that I believed that we had not put in place adequate regulations on the rights of suspects and that we should have done that at the same time.
  • Mr President, Mrs Schroedter, I think we believed that we had only a limited chance and therefore decided against it. I assume that my colleague thought the same thing.
  • I believed that the Sisterhood could survive anything.
  • And I believed that I was superior to them all.
  • I believed that the relaxed face, I could...
  • I believed that I was building something for my generation.
  • I believed that would be enough.
  • For years, I believed that justice had been done.
  • I believed that my problems were somebody else's fault.
  • My daughter was very sick and I believed that he could help her.
  • And wondering what that would mean if I believed that.
  • But because I believed that he did it on purpose.
  • For a moment I believed that too.
  • I believed that we were at the beginning of our lives together.
  • Not for a second have I believed that you existed.
  • Well, I believed that Cassius was hiding in the U.S.
  • I believed that we were making androids that would help improve human life.
  • I believed that was the symbolic beginning of a new era.
  • I believed that his actions were endangering lives...
  • I believed that she could save me.

Alternatives:

  • I believed that we used to have
  • I believed that we once had

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