I thought you were a doctor.
I thought you are a doctor.
What is the major difference between these two?
Also, when can we use 'thought' in the present tense?
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I thought you are a doctor.
What is the major difference between these two?
Also, when can we use 'thought' in the present tense?
Example 1 is correct. Example 2 doesn't follow the correct sequence of tenses.
If you use quotes about what you were thinking to yourself, you might use present tense in the quotation:
I thought "She is a doctor."
"Thought" can be a noun. As a verb, it is the past tense of "think".