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I thought I told you vs I thought I have told you

The correct phrase is "I thought I told you," commonly used in spoken English. The use of the past simple tense "told" is appropriate in this context to express a past action.
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I thought I told you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a past belief or assumption that the speaker had informed the listener about something in the past.
  • I thought I told you this is our turf.
  • I thought I told you I wasn't supposed to have company tonight.
  • I thought I told you to shower, Flores.
  • I thought I told you to check his pockets.
  • Yes, I thought I told you.
  • I thought I told you to replace that barbed wire.
  • I thought I told you to stay with Briggs.
  • I thought I told you to lay low.
  • I thought I told you, Bob.
  • I thought I told you to get taped up.
  • Bennie, I thought I told you to stay.
  • I thought I told you to distract him with the baseball stuff.
  • And I thought I told you to destroy those videotapes.
  • For work. I thought I told you.
  • I thought I told you to kill those foos.
  • But I thought I told you no blood.
  • I thought I told you to mention my painting business.
  • Jeff, I thought I told you...
  • I thought I told you not to tell anybody about the car.
  • I thought I told you not to laugh.

I thought I have told you

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • I'm sorry I thought I have told you....(politeness) · I'm sorry I wouldn't order the veal but I just couldn't · I'm sorry if ... I'm sorry to bother you · I'm sorry to have kept ...
  • Dec 29, 2013 ... Hey, I thought I have told you that it's a parody of Fate Stay Night. To be more exact, it's a parody of Emiya Shirou versus Gilgamesh. Reply.
  • "I thought I have told you all not to meddle in my mission" Silver said. Hershey and Ray were the first to get close to silver hedgehog to try to talk to him in the ...
  • 1998年12月31日 ... 他是RRC 的用法,我就會說sorry I thought I have told you that,因為我assume. 我 已經告訴你了,所以我才會用RRC 當作familiar,那如果 ...

Alternatives:

  • I thought I had told you
  • I thought I have informed you
  • I thought I had informed you
  • I thought I had mentioned it to you
  • I thought I had already told you

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