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Lllaw Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Should have told + tenses
Suppose my friend is over 40 and he met a woman under 20. The woman mistakenly thought he was 30.
"You should have told her that you were over 40," or "you should have told her that you are over 40," which one is correct?
If I use reported speech, "you should have said that you were over 40," or "you should have said that you are over 40," which one is correct?
Thank you very much!!
"You should have told her that you were over 40," or "you should have told her that you are over 40," which one is correct?
If I use reported speech, "you should have said that you were over 40," or "you should have said that you are over 40," which one is correct?
Thank you very much!!
Top answer
All of them are correct.
- All of them are correct.
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Thank you! One more question, would it confused people if I use past tense?
"You should have told her that you were over 40," is not confusing, but what if I change the sentence, for example, "you should have told her that you were poor"? Would that indicate this person is not poor anymore? If I want to make sure the listener understands, would " you should told her that you are poor" b
"You should have told her that you were over 40," is not confusing, but what if I change the sentence, for example, "you should have told her that you were poor"? Would that indicate this person is not poor anymore? If I want to make sure the listener understands, would " you should told her that you are poor" b
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lllaw"you should have told her that you were poor"? Would that indicate this person is not poor anymore?It says nothing about the person's current financial situation. Given no other information, I would assume that the person is still poor.
lllaw " you should told her that you are poor"That clearly indicates that the pers
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