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Tara2 Posted 7 years ago
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It is said that

Is that always "It is said"? Don't we have "it was said"?

"It is said that she runs ten miles a day."

  

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Tara2 Is that always "It is said"? Don't we have "it was said"? We do have "it was said".

  • Tara2 Is that always "It is said"?
  • Don't we have "it was said"?
  • We do have "it was said".
  • The residue clause is then typically in the past.
  • It was said that she ran ten miles a day.
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Tara2Is that always "It is said"? Don't we have "it was said"?

We do have "it was said". The residue clause is then typically in the past.

It was said that she ran ten miles a day.

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