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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Indirect speech.

A: He said, 'Jennifer had just left the party there when I got there.'

He said that Jennifer had just got to the party when he had got there.

B: He said, 'I heard yesterday that Jennifer was sick.'

He said that he had heard the day befor that Jennifer was sick. Or He said that he had heard the day befor that Jennifer had been sick.
  

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' He said that Jennifer had just got to left the party when he had got there. ' He said that he had heard the day before that Jennifer was sick. (OK) He said that he had heard the day before that Jennifer had been sick.

  • ' He said that Jennifer had just got to left the party when he had got there.
  • ' He said that he had heard the day before that Jennifer was sick.
  • (OK) He said that he had heard the day before that Jennifer had been sick.
  • (incorrect)
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A: He said, 'Jennifer had just left the party there when I got there.'

He said that Jennifer had just got to left the party when he had got there. (As amended.)

B: He said, 'I heard yesterday that Jennifer was sick.'

He said that he had heard the day before that Jennifer was sick. (OK)

He said that he had heard the day befor

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