Sequence of tenses
Hi, I know the following sentence is correct, ''He said he was getting married'. But what about this one 'He said he will be getting married' ? Thanks for your help !
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Fabienne what about this one 'He said he will be getting married' Also OK if the wedding is still going to happen in the future. If he said it some time ago and subsequently canceled the wedding, then it won't work. That would be He said he would be getting married.
- Fabienne what about this one 'He said he will be getting married' Also OK if the wedding is still going to happen in the future.
- If he said it some time ago and subsequently canceled the wedding, then it won't work.
- That would be He said he would be getting married.
- ) One of the factors to be considered for reported speech is whether what was said is still true or not.
- It's a matter of time relationships — the time it was said the time you report what was said the time the fact you report happens (or happened or will happen) Nevertheless, it is always correct to backshift, so you can still say He said he would be getting married next month.
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Fabiennewhat about this one 'He said he will be getting married'
Also OK if the wedding is still going to happen in the future.
If he said it some time ago and subsequently canceled the wedding, then it won't work. That would be
He said he would be getting married. (At the time.) (But he didn't.)
One of the factors to be considered
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