A puzzling question
Ali is very tired .I was told that he ................... much work for a long time.
a) has worked b) had done
I go for (a) because Ali is very tired now, but my friend says that the correct answer is (b), because in reported speech we change tenses
Top answer
has worked........ much work for a long time. This is incorrect grammar.
- has worked........
- much work for a long time.
- This is incorrect grammar.
- You can't say 'he has worked much work'.
- I was told that he ......
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Ali is very tired .I was told that he ...........has worked........ much work for a long time. This is incorrect grammar. You can't say 'he has worked much work'.
Ali is very tired .I was told that he ...... had done............ much work for a long time. This is correct grammar. But it is awkward English.
Natural English is
eg Ali is very tired .
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