Direct indirect narration?
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Direct speech: John says, " I am happy that my brother has started helping me."
Indirect speech: John tells that he is happy that his brother has started helping him.
Is the indirect speech correct or should I write: ........had started helping him.....?
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had started helping him.....? You don't need to back shift because the reporting verb is in present tense. John says (tell requires the object, for example, tells me/us etc) that he is happy that his brother has started helping him.
- had started helping him.....?
- You don't need to back shift because the reporting verb is in present tense.
- John says (tell requires the object, for example, tells me/us etc) that he is happy that his brother has started helping him.
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silak12Is the indirect speech correct or should I write: ........had started helping him.....?
You don't need to back shift because the reporting verb is in present tense.
John says (tell requires the object, for example, tells me/us etc) that he is happy that his brother has started helping him.
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