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I WAS NOT ALWAYS SURE ABOUT WHAT HE IS THINKING vs I AM NOT ALWAYS SURE ABOUT WHAT HE IS THINKING'

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first phrase 'I was not always sure about what he is thinking' is in the past tense, indicating a lack of certainty in the past. The second phrase 'I am not always sure about what he is thinking' is in the present tense, indicating a current lack of certainty.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1315 views

I WAS NOT ALWAYS SURE ABOUT WHAT HE IS THINKING

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a lack of certainty in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that in the past, there were times when the speaker was not sure about what someone else was thinking.
  • At present we are not always sure about that, and want the country to move ahead.
  • I confess, I wasn't always sure about it, but now you've got there, well done.
  • I can't imagine what he is thinking.
  • I'm not always sure, but I was sure of that.
  • I was not always Father Rodriguez.
  • I was not always what you see.
  • This isn't about what he is now.
  • Or he is inconsistent about what he shows us.
  • I was struck by his vaulting idealism and forthrightness about what he believed in.
  • I'm not always sure, but I was sure of that.
  • I cannot yet work out what he is thinking, if he is thinking at all.
  • I was not always there for them when they were Ghani's age.
  • But I was not always this be-stainèd swatch you see before you.
  • - I was not always a dean, you know.
  • Look, I acknowledge I was not always the most attentive of colleagues.
  • You think I'm always sure about what I should or shouldn't say to him?
  • This isn't about what he is now.
  • He's in bad shape and the speculations about what he is, has been running wild.
  • Warriors of light are not always sure what they are doing here.
  • I was not at all interested in what he was saying.

I AM NOT ALWAYS SURE ABOUT WHAT HE IS THINKING'

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a lack of certainty in the present.

This phrase is used to indicate that currently, there are times when the speaker is not sure about what someone else is thinking.
  • At present we are not always sure about that, and want the country to move ahead.
  • I am not so sure about you.
  • I am not so sure about its place on our city streets, in drugs ghettos and treatment centres.
  • I am not sure about the other side - perhaps Mr Sarkozy will ask his people.
  • America always seems to be very well - if not too well - briefed in relation to what is happening in European agriculture, and I am not always sure if we in Europe are aware of what is happening at all times on that side of the Atlantic.
  • Lex, I am not always nice.
  • I am not always losing them.
  • Well, I am not sure about that one.
  • Manny escaped it, but I am not sure about Joe.
  • Mr President, it clarifies points 1 and 3 but I am not sure about point 2.
  • Going by the results of the recent banana and hormone panels, I am not sure about that.
  • However, I would like a clarification from the Commissioner on something that I am not sure about.
  • However, there are a few things than I am not sure about in this regard, and the questions that we raised have not been answered.
  • I have to say, quite honestly, that I am not sure about this.
  • What I am not sure about is whether, over that period, legislation has improved or worsened.
  • Although, in my opinion, Parliament and the Commission are very active in this area, I am not so sure about the Council.
  • I am not sure about this and I want to return to it in an explanation of vote.
  • I am not going to jump to conclusions about what happened.
  • I am not talking about what you think I am.
  • I must admit that I am very anxiously following developments here and I am not without concerns about what might happen.

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