"English Sentence
I didn’t say I believed it.
Would “credessi” work here? 
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Ciao. Perhaps it’s too definite to warrant a “credessi” regardless of the che. Vedremmo 
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“Credessi” also feels ok here, as the sentence is doubting/distancing from the statement “ci credevo”.
The “credessi” version feels more formal, as we tend to use more complicated expressions in formal situations.
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Ciao @mike-lima This is particularly helpful re: your comment about formal situations. Mille grazie.
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