Reported speech
Hello,
I still can not see why we use tell instead of say in some examples of reported speech like :
'' I met her about three months ago", he said
Correction :
He said that he had met her 3 months before
Your help will be much appreciated!!
Top answer
In fact, we can use "told" but it depends on the reported speech and to whom it was said and how you want to say it. " I could say to you: You told me that you had met her three months before. (Reported speech) If I wanted to go to other people and report your speech, I could say: Tsundere told me that he had met her three months before.
- In fact, we can use "told" but it depends on the reported speech and to whom it was said and how you want to say it.
- " I could say to you: You told me that you had met her three months before.
- (Reported speech) If I wanted to go to other people and report your speech, I could say: Tsundere told me that he had met her three months before.
- (Reported speech) Or He said that he had met her three months before.
- (Reported speech) If you've never told me, then I couldn't use "told me" because it would be a lie.
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In fact, we can use "told" but it depends on the reported speech and to whom it was said and how you want to say it.
For example:
If you told me the same sentence,
"I met her about three months ago."
I could say to you:
You told me that you had met her three months before. (Reported speech)
If I wanted to
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