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Ticce Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Subjuntive in reported speech
Could someone shed the light on the issue.
Do we need to switch subjunctive in the following sentences?
(It is time he made another call) - He said it was time he made/had made another call.
(She feels as if he came back.) - She said it felt as if he came/ had come back.
Do we need to switch subjunctive in the following sentences?
(It is time he made another call) - He said it was time he made/had made another call.
(She feels as if he came back.) - She said it felt as if he came/ had come back.
Top answer
These are the more common formulas. " He said it was time he made another call. " She said she felt as if he had come back.
- These are the more common formulas.
- " He said it was time he made another call.
- " She said she felt as if he had come back.
- CJ
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These are the more common formulas.
"It is time I make/made another call."
He said it was time he made another call.
"I feel as if he has come back."
She said she felt as if he had come back.
CJ
"It is time I make/made another call."
He said it was time he made another call.
"I feel as if he has come back."
She said she felt as if he had come back.
CJ
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TicceWhat would this mean?
He said it was time he had made another call.Oof! I don't hear that sort of combination. If I did, I would say it probably had the same meaning as the version without had. The inclusion of had seems intrusive and superfluous to my ear. Maybe some people say it that way, though. You never know.
CJ
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