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Pastsimple Posted 19 years ago
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Reported speech
Pete said, "I don't like this party. I want to go home now."
Bill said, "Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home."
Tim said, "Bill said that Pete said / had said ????????????"
Bill said, "Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home."
Tim said, "Bill said that Pete said / had said ????????????"
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Hi Pastsimple
I'd just go back to the original statement rather than attempt to report the reported speech:
Tim said, "Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home."
I'd just go back to the original statement rather than attempt to report the reported speech:
Tim said, "Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home."
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Grammar GeekBill told me that Pete said that...Bill told me that Pete said that he didn't like the party and he wanted to go home.
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Yes, that's exactly what I meant.
It's hard to follow too many "said that she said that..." so using something different, like "told me" is helpful. I think if you add any more people to this line, though, it starts to sound silly.
Alex told me that Tim said to HIM that Bill just said that Pete... -- at that point, don't you want to run screaming from the party too?
It's hard to follow too many "said that she said that..." so using something different, like "told me" is helpful. I think if you add any more people to this line, though, it starts to sound silly.
Alex told me that Tim said to HIM that Bill just said that Pete... -- at that point, don't you want to run screaming from the party too?
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What if I want to report the reported speech, though? :-)You won't want to. Trust me!
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