"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 thoughts: Yes, I think the consistent past-perfect first one is more common, but in that case there is really no choice. You can't say "He thought he'd meet Drake before he move away."
The word "meet" is also a bit confusing here to American English speakers. Are they meeting for the very first time? That's what it sounds like. Otherwise, I would say "meet up with" or "get together with" (there's also the business sense of "have a meeting with") . . .
My thoughts: Yes, I think the consistent past-perfect first one is more common, but in that case there is really no choice. You can't say "He thought he'd meet Drake before he move away."
The word "meet" is also a bit confusing here to American English speakers. Are they meeting for the very first time? That's what it sounds like. Otherwise, I would say "meet up with" or "get together with" (there's also the business sense of "have a meeting with") . . .
