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Andrei Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Know or knew

Yesterday I met Peter. He said, I know Mogan.

What would be the correct sentence I should write today.


1. Peter said he knew Mogan.

2. Peter said he knows Mogan.


In grammatical point of view, the first sentence is fine because it maintains the simple past tense.

But factually even today Peter knows Mogan. It is not a past event. So the second sentence should be fine too.

What do you think?
  

Top answer

You are right Both the sentences are correct.

  • You are right Both the sentences are correct.
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You are right

Both the sentences are correct.
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If today Peter knows Mogan clearly, why did u put the word "said" there?
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Hello, l_inh Emotion: smile

Andrei used "said" because he was referring to an action that occurred in the past: "yesterday, Peter said

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