double past correct?


If I want to say:

> I THOUGHT (I no longer think that) that you called me～

Would it be okay to say:

> ～を呼んだと思った

(edit) or maybe:

> ～を呼ばれたと思った

I'm not very sure, I think I have never read such a double past in japanese.




Conclusion first:

  * 呼ばれると思う: I think I will be called.
  * 呼ばれたと思う: I think I was called.
  * 呼ばれると思った: I thought I was going to be called.
  * **呼ばれたと思った** : I thought I was called.

* * *

The double past is possible in Japanese, but it **works differently from
English**. The Japanese language is based on [relative
tense](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/25376/5010). In general, the
double past is used in Japanese when two different time points in the past are
relevant. See [this answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/57195/5010)
too.

In your case, 呼ぶ refers to an action that happens (or happened) instantly, so
the examples above may not seem tricky. But note that 呼ばれたと思った is about two
times points in the past (i.e., When someone thinks "Oh I was called", it
means someone has already finished calling him).

However, you have to pay attention especially when a subordinate verb refers
to state. See: [Tense and conjugation: いないみたいでした v.s.
いなかったみたいでした](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/75087/5010) You would see
differences when 呼ぶ is used as a progressive verb:

  * 呼ばれていると思う: I think I am being called.
  * 呼ばれていたと思う: I think I was being called.
  * 呼ばれていると思った: I thought I **was being** called.
  * 呼ばれていたと思った: I thought I **had been** called.




Conclusion first:

  * 呼ばれると思う: I think I will be called.
  * 呼ばれたと思う: I think I was called.
  * 呼ばれると思った: I thought I was going to be called.
  * **呼ばれたと思った** : I thought I was called.

* * *

The double past is possible in Japanese, but it **works differently from
English**. The Japanese language is based on [relative
tense](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/25376/5010). In general, the
double past is used in Japanese when two different time points in the past are
relevant. See [this answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/57195/5010)
too.

In your case, 呼ぶ refers to an action that happens (or happened) instantly, so
the examples above may not seem tricky. But note that 呼ばれたと思った is about two
times points in the past (i.e., When someone thinks "Oh I was called", it
means someone has already finished calling him).

However, you have to pay attention especially when a subordinate verb refers
to state. See: [Tense and conjugation: いないみたいでした v.s.
いなかったみたいでした](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/75087/5010) You would see
differences when 呼ぶ is used as a progressive verb:

  * 呼ばれていると思う: I think I am being called.
  * 呼ばれていたと思う: I think I was being called.
  * 呼ばれていると思った: I thought I **was being** called.
  * 呼ばれていたと思った: I thought I **had been** called.

