Now, he asked me another question which is a little harder. He said that while he was reading a book, he saw this sentence:
" He thought he'd meet Drake before he moved away."
My friend asked me if it's appropriate to use this sentence when Jim meets Drake before he moves away. Here is an example that my friend created:
Drake: "What are you doing here, Jim?"
Jim: "I thought I'd meet you before you move away."
My friend's question really interested me, because to me it seemed like both of them are being used interchangeably. The first sentence seems to follow the grammatical rules of Past-Perfect, and the second version seemed to emphasize that he had not left yet when he'd met him. When I tried looking up similar sentence structures, I found that the first type, which every verb is in past tense, is far more common.
I never really learned English grammar thoroughly, especially how to use tenses. So, once again, I'd really like your opinions on this one.
Can the first sentence be used when Drake hasn't moved away yet?
What do you think?
