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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
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Says
Can I use:
Gary says that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
^Can I say this to someone else when Gary told me this in the past but it's still relevant in the present and future? What I don't understand is if when I use the simple present says does it have to be something that's being said in the present(right this instant) or it could just mean that gary has said it....
eg: Gary says that they're going to..etc...(does Gary have to be beside me or on the phone saying what he's saying at the time for me to relay the message using Gary says?)
Or should it be:
Gary has said that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
Gary says that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
^Can I say this to someone else when Gary told me this in the past but it's still relevant in the present and future? What I don't understand is if when I use the simple present says does it have to be something that's being said in the present(right this instant) or it could just mean that gary has said it....
eg: Gary says that they're going to..etc...(does Gary have to be beside me or on the phone saying what he's saying at the time for me to relay the message using Gary says?)
Or should it be:
Gary has said that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
Top answer
PreciousJones Can I use: Gary says that they're going to have to drive instead of fly. Yes, you can use that. PreciousJones Can I say this to someone else when Gary told me this in the past but it's still relevant in the present and future?
- PreciousJones Can I use: Gary says that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
- Yes, you can use that.
- PreciousJones Can I say this to someone else when Gary told me this in the past but it's still relevant in the present and future?
- Yes, you can.
- PreciousJones when I use the simple present says does it have to be something that's being said in the present(right this instant) No.
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PreciousJonesCan I use:Yes, you can use that.
Gary says that they're going to have to drive instead of fly.
PreciousJonesCan I say this to someone else when Gary told me this in the past but it's still relevant in the present and future?Yes, you can.
PreciousJoneswhen I use th
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CaliforniaJim,
Thank you so much for your teaching, it completely clears up the questions I had.
Thank you so much for your teaching, it completely clears up the questions I had.
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I'm at the mall waiting for my friend but he hasn't shown up yet, so if I say this:
He said he was going to come.
Does that mean he's still coming or he's no longer going to come.
He said he was going to come.
Does that mean he's still coming or he's no longer going to come.
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PreciousJonesDoes that mean he's still coming or he's no longer going to come?Still coming.
CJ
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