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User_gary Posted 12 years ago
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He told us it has not been approved

When we asked him for the update yesterday, he told us it has/had not been approved yet.
When we asked him for the update yesterday, he told us it was not approved yet.

Can you let me know which one is correct here?
  

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User_gary Can you let me know which one is correct here? They are all OK if the update is still unapproved now. I would use 'had not'.

— Mister Micawber

  • User_gary Can you let me know which one is correct here?
  • They are all OK if the update is still unapproved now.
  • I would use 'had not'.
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User_garyCan you let me know which one is correct here?
They are all OK if the update is still unapproved now. I would use 'had not'.
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User_garyhe told us it has/had not been approved yet.
Your best bet is to use "had not been" because you're indirectly quoting what he said yesterday. The direct quote would have been "It has not been approved yet", because those are the words he said, but that's reported in indirect speech as "...had not been ...".

CJ
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