Why doesn't the subordinate clause use past tense in this sentence?
I think I've known this.
I have a new question.
I think I've known this too.
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1. I think I've known this.
2. I have a new question. (There is no subordinate clause here.)
3. I think I've known this too. (Same as #1.)
For #1, context is important. Normally, we would say "I knew that!", not "I think I knew that."
"I think" means it is my opinion or I'm not sure. This phrase doesn't fit your context.
I knew that.
(knowing was completed in the past; not known from that time to now, when it has just been remembered or known again.)
I have known that for a long time.
(knowing started in the past and has been known from that time until now; never forgotten)
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