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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Reported Speech
Hi there, I'm from Germany. We are learning 'Reported Speech' at the moment.
When someone says "I went to New York last year"
I say "He said he had gone to New York THE YEAR BEFORE"
But i forgot it. I said "He said he had gone to New York LAST YEAR"
Is it absolutely wrong?
When someone says "I went to New York last year"
I say "He said he had gone to New York THE YEAR BEFORE"
But i forgot it. I said "He said he had gone to New York LAST YEAR"
Is it absolutely wrong?
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Anonymous When someone says "I went to New York last year"I say "He said he had gone to New York THE YEAR BEFORE"But i forgot it. I said "He said he had gone to New York LAST YEAR" Is it absolutely wrong? I think it is not if the time when he said and the time it was reported are of the same year.
- Anonymous When someone says "I went to New York last year"I say "He said he had gone to New York THE YEAR BEFORE"But i forgot it.
- I said "He said he had gone to New York LAST YEAR" Is it absolutely wrong?
- I think it is not if the time when he said and the time it was reported are of the same year.
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AnonymousWhen someone says "I went to New York last year"I say "He said he had gone to New York THE YEAR BEFORE"But i forgot it. I said "He said he had gone to New York LAST YEAR" Is it absolutely wrong?I think it is not if the time when he said and the time it was reported are of the same year.
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