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Rajesh jain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Direct/Indirect
Cosider that the speaker is mentioning the conversation happened on 23rd and about the day 28th of the same month .He is describing the dialogue on 25th.
He said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'.
He said that he will/would go to the party on 28th.
what would be more correct between will and would?
He said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'.
He said that he will/would go to the party on 28th.
what would be more correct between will and would?
Top answer
He said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'. He said that he would go to the party on 28th. Rule : When the reporting or principle verb is in the past tense, all tenses of the direct speech are changed into the corresponding past tenses.
- He said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'.
- He said that he would go to the party on 28th.
- Rule : When the reporting or principle verb is in the past tense, all tenses of the direct speech are changed into the corresponding past tenses.
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He said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'.
He said that he would go to the party on 28th.
Rule :
When the reporting or principle verb is in the past tense, all tenses of the direct speech are changed into the corresponding past tenses.
He said that he would go to the party on 28th.
Rule :
When the reporting or principle verb is in the past tense, all tenses of the direct speech are changed into the corresponding past tenses.
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rajesh jainHe said, 'I will go to the party on 28th'.He said that he will/would go to the party on 28th.what would be more correct between will and would?Both of them are correct.One is in direct speech and the other one is reported speech.
In indirect speech(reported speech),future "will" is turned into
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But I read it at a site-
If will is the modal in the reported utterance and expresses future time, and if the situation described in the quote still holds true at the time of the indirect report, the will may not be changed to would even though the reporting verb is in the past tense:
Mr. Arden said that a volcanic eruption will occur next year..
If will is the modal in the reported utterance and expresses future time, and if the situation described in the quote still holds true at the time of the indirect report, the will may not be changed to would even though the reporting verb is in the past tense:
Mr. Arden said that a volcanic eruption will occur next year..
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rajesh jain But I read it at a site-If will is the modal in the reported utterance and expresses future time, and if the situation described in the quote still holds true at the time of the indirect report, the will may not be changed to would even though the reporting verb is in the past tense: Mr. Arden said that a volcanic eruption will occur next year..Th
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But I dont have a habit of backshifting verb and even if I do it it hinder my fluency .So I suppose it would be better for me to prevent backshifting while speaking.
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rajesh jainI dont have a habit of backshifting verbThen you must learn to become adept at it. Otherwise you risk saying a lot of silly things where backshifting is the most idiomatic way of expressing the thought you wish to express.
rajesh jainSo I suppose it would be better for me to prevent backshifting while speaking.
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