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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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is leaking
0 I found out my car cooling system 01 font 00 is 02 font 00 leaking. I will send it in for repair next Tuesday. 02 br
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00 In reported speech format, this sentence will be constructed from the original sentence below: 02 br
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00 <Earlier today> My car cooling system is leaking!. 02 br
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00 Later, it is reported as: 02 br
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00 I found out my car cooling system 01 font 00 was 02 font 00 leaking. 02 br
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00 Since the verb used is 'was' in reported speech, why the original sentence is still considered correct? 02 br
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00 Here's my take: 02 br
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00 In reported speech, generally the writer looks at incidents/events as past events though the events could still be true up to the present. Just to be on the safe side, the writer will usually mention the events in the past tense unless he/she is very certain that the events are still true up to the present. In this example, it is fine to use both 'is' or 'was' because the writer 05 0 00 has the knowledge that this event is still true up to the present. It is up to me to decide whether to view this event as something in the past or present. Most likely, I will use "is" as it best reflects the event. 02 br
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00 Please correct me if I am wrong. This is always my nightmare. 010id 90
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00 In reported speech format, this sentence will be constructed from the original sentence below: 02 br
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00 <Earlier today> My car cooling system is leaking!. 02 br
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00 Later, it is reported as: 02 br
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00 I found out my car cooling system 01 font 00 was 02 font 00 leaking. 02 br
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00 Since the verb used is 'was' in reported speech, why the original sentence is still considered correct? 02 br
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00 Here's my take: 02 br
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00 In reported speech, generally the writer looks at incidents/events as past events though the events could still be true up to the present. Just to be on the safe side, the writer will usually mention the events in the past tense unless he/she is very certain that the events are still true up to the present. In this example, it is fine to use both 'is' or 'was' because the writer 05 0 00 has the knowledge that this event is still true up to the present. It is up to me to decide whether to view this event as something in the past or present. Most likely, I will use "is" as it best reflects the event. 02 br
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00 Please correct me if I am wrong. This is always my nightmare. 010id 90
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00 LOL, your nightmare? Would you like some of mine too? 05 0 02 br
00 Seriously, I'm replying to your post because I think I read in a post of yours that you already know the stuff you are asking about, it's ju
01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 This is always my nightmare. 12 br12 br
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00 LOL, your nightmare? Would you like some of mine too? 05 0 02 br
00 Seriously, I'm replying to your post because I think I read in a post of yours that you already know the stuff you are asking about, it's ju
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0 In my native language, there is no past tense. We use 'time' to indicate past tense, for example, yesterday, last month, etc. That's why my nightmare is bigger than yours 05 0 02 br
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00 In reported speech, I believe I have some ideas when to use what like I mentioned but still unsure. However, the tough ones belong to this category: 02 br
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00 In reported speech, I believe I have some ideas when to use what like I mentioned but still unsure. However, the tough ones belong to this category: 02 br
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 In my native language, there is no past tense. We use 'time' to indicate past tense, for example, yesterday, last month, etc. That's why my nightmare is bigger than yours 15 0 12 br
10 Oh, well, it seems you understood this stuff pretty well anyway, you did a good job 15 1 12 br
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