"I had always thought..." why no contraction?
Крайний справа на коллективном фото 1974 года. Я всё думал, что меня ждёт слава большого музыканта. Хотел уехать за этой славой в Москву. Но то одно, то другое. Так и остался здесь. Испугался чего-то. Испугался, что не получится.
I’m (the) far right in the 74 group photo. I had always thought fame awaited me as a musician and I was going to pursue it in Moscow. But between one thing and another, I ended up staying here. Something spooked me... the though of not making it.
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In this statement with “always,” some people (like me) would break it up into rhythmic groups as follows: ai | hɛdàlweiz | θɑ́t, where other people would say aidɑ́lweiz | θɑ́t.
If the phrase was "I have always thought..." would you still use the full form?
There I would use the contraction.