My friend asks: What are you doing tomorrow. I say: Going to study. He says: I t

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"No, I thought you were going to play basketball tomorrow. Are you going to?"


What about: 'You would play basketball tomorrow. Would you?'
 
That's wrong.
 
http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/Backshift.htm
After reading the above, I think backshift is obligatory rather than optional in the subordinate clause after such verbs as 'know', 'think', 'realize', 'imagine', 'envision', 'remember' and 'forget'.

Am I right or wrong? Not a teacher.
 
What about: 'You would play basketball tomorrow. Would you?'

Provided it's punctuated correctly, I don't see anything wrong with that (e.g. to indicate surprise).

You would play basketball tomorrow, would you?
 
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