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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Indirect speech
He asked me," Were you with Jack"?
Could you tell me its indirect sentence? Thank you.
Could you tell me its indirect sentence? Thank you.
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He asked me if I had been with Jack.
- He asked me if I had been with Jack.
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Could it be 'He asked me whether I was with Jack' Or ' He asked me whether I had been with Jack'? Which one is correct?
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tenjingCould it be 'He asked me whether I was with Jack'I interpret that as reporting Are you with Jack?
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tenjingHe asked me whether I was with Jack ...I can see this as the indirect form of either "Are you with Jack?" or "Were you with Jack?"
tenjingHe asked me whether I had been with JackI see this as the indirect form of either "Were you with Jack? or "Had you been with Jack?"
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