Future perfect continuous to indirect speech
Hello,
I know this question is a little absurd, but can you convert this question to indirect speech: "How long will he have been playing football when we finish building our house?"
Could it be: "She asked how long he would have been playing football when we finished building our house."
Thank you for any response!
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Your answer seems reasonable. You can use inversion for the indirect question. It's not necessary though.
- Your answer seems reasonable.
- You can use inversion for the indirect question.
- It's not necessary though.
- But the verb "finish" should be present tense, since it is not complete.
- She asked how long would he have been playing football when we finish building our house.
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Your answer seems reasonable.
You can use inversion for the indirect question. It's not necessary though.
But the verb "finish" should be present tense, since it is not complete.
She asked how long would he have been playing football when we finish building our house.
0towel chalk 193... can you convert this question to indirect speech: "How long will he have been playing football when we finish building our house?"Could it be: "She asked how long he would have been playing football when we finished building our house."
Yes. That's how I would do it. But as already mentioned, 'finish' also works. It depends on h
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