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Dragos Ploae Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Reported speech
Hello.
I was doing an English grammar test when I stumbled upon this question
"He told me that if he .... captain of a ship he ... me on a voyage around the world."
I responded with "had been / would take" but it looks like it's wrong and correct is "were / would take".
I don't understand why... isn't it supposed to be reported speech?
I was doing an English grammar test when I stumbled upon this question
"He told me that if he .... captain of a ship he ... me on a voyage around the world."
I responded with "had been / would take" but it looks like it's wrong and correct is "were / would take".
I don't understand why... isn't it supposed to be reported speech?
Top answer
You can use 'had been', but the following verb must be 'would have taken'.
- You can use 'had been', but the following verb must be 'would have taken'.
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You can use 'had been', but the following verb must be 'would have taken'.
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