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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Indirect speech

He said/called/phoned that he would go to New York for holiday.
Is this correct if he has returned from New York?
  

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". Indirect: Tom said that he was going to go / he would go to New York for a holiday. Whether he went or didn't go or returned or didn't return is irrelevant.

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  • Indirect: Tom said that he was going to go / he would go to New York for a holiday.
  • Whether he went or didn't go or returned or didn't return is irrelevant.
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Tom said "I am going to go / I will go to New York for a holiday.".

Indirect:
Tom said that he was going to go / he would go to New York for a holiday.

Whether he went or didn't go or returned or didn't return is irrelevant.
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