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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
sequence of tenses
Hi I would like to know if the following sentence is correct-'Every time I was told that I’m an important player'. Well I took it from an English newspaper so there should be no mistake but as far as I know tenses cannot be mixed and in reported speeches there should be some sort of tense sequence.
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" A: They told me that I was an important player. B. They told me that I am an important player.
- " A: They told me that I was an important player.
- B.
- They told me that I am an important player.
- A is always correct as the reported version of the original.
- B is possible if the person uttering it is still an important player.
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Anonymousas far as I know tenses cannot be mixed and in reported speeches there should be some sort of tense sequence"You are an important player."
A: They told me that I was an important player.
B. They told me that I am an important player.
A is always correct as the reported version of the original.
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