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Hotmale Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Recently/Lately in reported speech
Hello,
I've got one more question concerning reported speech.
What happens to "recently" or "lately"? Do they remain unchanged?
"Have you seen any good movies recently/lately?"
She asked me if I had seen any good movies ............."
Thank you
I've got one more question concerning reported speech.
What happens to "recently" or "lately"? Do they remain unchanged?
"Have you seen any good movies recently/lately?"
She asked me if I had seen any good movies ............."
Thank you
Top answer
I'm not sure why you ask about 'unchanged'. They might change position to the first part of the sentence if it isn't a question. They could also come just before the verb.
- I'm not sure why you ask about 'unchanged'.
- They might change position to the first part of the sentence if it isn't a question.
- They could also come just before the verb.
- Recently, there have been more robberies in our neighborhood.
- I've just recently learned a new song on the piano.
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I'm not sure why you ask about 'unchanged'. They might change position to the first part of the sentence if it isn't a question. They could also come just before the verb. Recently, there have been more robberies in our neighborhood. I've just recently learned a new song on the piano.
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""Have you seen any good movies recently/lately?"
She asked me if I had seen any good movies recently."
No need to change recently.
To Philip: Some expressions of time and certain other words may change:
Have you seen any good movies this week?
She asked me if
She asked me if I had seen any good movies recently."
No need to change recently.
To Philip: Some expressions of time and certain other words may change:
Have you seen any good movies this week?
She asked me if
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