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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Reported speech - change the tense
I am learning to do reported speech. When I report what someone said to me, do I have to change all the tenses even if the meeting is next Monday? Are both sentences correct? Thank you teacher.
a) She said she would be available to come in for the meeting next Monday and she requested us to hold the meeting in the late afternoon.
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b) She said she is available to come in for the meeting next Monday and she requested us to hold the meeting in the late afternoon.
a) She said she would be available to come in for the meeting next Monday and she requested us to hold the meeting in the late afternoon.
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b) She said she is available to come in for the meeting next Monday and she requested us to hold the meeting in the late afternoon.
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Hi, In "reported speech" or "indirect speech" we make somebody's words or thoughts part of our own sentence with changing pronouns,tenses and other words. Here is the typical tense change after past reporting verb: will >> would Direct: The exam will be difficult. Indirect: They said that the exam would be difficult.
- Hi, In "reported speech" or "indirect speech" we make somebody's words or thoughts part of our own sentence with changing pronouns,tenses and other words.
- Here is the typical tense change after past reporting verb: will >> would Direct: The exam will be difficult.
- Indirect: They said that the exam would be difficult.
- If this is your case then the answer to your question is "a".
- Hope it helps, Iman
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Hi,
In "reported speech" or "indirect speech" we make somebody's words or thoughts part of our own sentence with changing pronouns,tenses and other words. Here is the typical tense change after past reporting verb:
will >> would
Direct: The exam will be difficult.
Indirect: They said that the exam would be difficult.
If this is your case the
In "reported speech" or "indirect speech" we make somebody's words or thoughts part of our own sentence with changing pronouns,tenses and other words. Here is the typical tense change after past reporting verb:
will >> would
Direct: The exam will be difficult.
Indirect: They said that the exam would be difficult.
If this is your case the
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She said, "I am available". > She said that she was available.
Or > She said that she is available. (if she is still available)
She said, "I will be available". > She said that she would be available.
Or > She said that she will be available. (if she is still available)
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Or > She said that she is available. (if she is still available)
She said, "I will be available". > She said that she would be available.
Or > She said that she will be available. (if she is still available)
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