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Walk build 366 Posted 6 years ago
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Reported speech

If someone said to me "He doesn't know where she is" and i want to make it into a reported speech,

would it be like "He didn't know where she was" or "He didn't know where she is"?

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Sarah said "He doesn't know where she is". Sarah said that he doesn't know where she is . -- this is OK if "he doesn't know where she is" was said recently and is still true (as far as the speaker is aware).

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  • Sarah said "He doesn't know where she is".
  • Sarah said that he doesn't know where she is .
  • -- this is OK if "he doesn't know where she is" was said recently and is still true (as far as the speaker is aware).
  • Sarah said that he didn't know where she was .
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Sarah said "He doesn't know where she is".

Sarah said that he doesn't know where she is. -- this is OK if "he doesn't know where she is" was said recently and is still true (as far as the speaker is aware).

Sarah said that he didn't know where she was. -- if "he doesn't know where she is" is no longer true, e.g. she has now be

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