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Shodlik Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
reported speech
In up-to-date reporting, the verb tenses can either change or remain the same in reported speech. But what about time expressions? Do they change or not ?
E.g. Ann said, "I am flying to France tomorrow." As we know, time expression "tomorrow" changes to "the next day, the following day" Do we have to say,
Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow or Ann said that she is flying to France the next day/the following day ? Which one is right?
I think that because the verb tense didn't change we are not going to change time expression either. I mean that "Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow." must be grammatically correct.
What do you think?
E.g. Ann said, "I am flying to France tomorrow." As we know, time expression "tomorrow" changes to "the next day, the following day" Do we have to say,
Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow or Ann said that she is flying to France the next day/the following day ? Which one is right?
I think that because the verb tense didn't change we are not going to change time expression either. I mean that "Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow." must be grammatically correct.
What do you think?
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Hello, Shodlik—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. Shodlik Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow or Ann said that she is flying to France the next day/the following day ?
- Hello, Shodlik—and welcome to English Forums.
- Thank you for registering as a member.
- Shodlik Ann said that she is flying to France tomorrow or Ann said that she is flying to France the next day/the following day ?
- Which one is right?
- Both are right if she still hasn't flown to France, but for language tests use ' was flying' and 'the next/following day '.
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Hello, Shodlik—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
ShodlikAnn said that she is flying to France tomorrow or Ann said that she is flying to France the next day/the following day ? Which one is right?Both are right if she still hasn't flown to France, but for language tests use 'was flying' and 'the next/following
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