Reported speech—since
Hello,
I have this sentence in direct speech: "I haven't talked to her since she left the town."
If I were to write this sentence in reported speech, which one would be correct?
a) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she left the town.
b) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she had left the town.
I also have the same question for direct speech:
A) He looked at his watch and was shocked that already 30 minutes had passed since he came to the party.
B) He looked at his watch and was shocked that already 30 minutes had passed since he had come to the party.
Thanks for any explanation!
Top answer
" If I were to write this sentence in reported speech, which one would be correct? a) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she left the town. b) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she had left the town.
- " If I were to write this sentence in reported speech, which one would be correct?
- a) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she left the town.
- b) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she had left the town.
- Both are correct.
- I'd say only that b) represents more careful English but that most people use a) because it presents no difficulty in understanding the time relationships in the sentence.
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anonymousI have this sentence in direct speech: "I haven't talked to her since she left the town."
If I were to write this sentence in reported speech, which one would be correct?
a) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she left the town.
b) He said that he hadn't talked to her since she had left the town.
Both are correct. I
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