Is that always "It is said"? Don't we have "it was said"?
"It is said that she runs ten miles a day."
Tara2 Is that always "It is said"? Don't we have "it was said"? We do have "it was said".
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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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