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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
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Hi
Please help me with this:
This piece from BBC news:

In its16 June report, WHO said that 345 people are reported to have died from yellow fever in the last seven months.

I am wondering shouldn't it be were here as it is past?
  

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vsuresh are reported The action is in the present time of the report being cited.

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  • vsuresh are reported The action is in the present time of the report being cited.
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vsureshare reported
The action is in the present time of the report being cited.
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AlpheccaStarsThe action is in the present time of the report being cited.
Thank you AlpheccaStars. Could you help me by telling me this another way? I am unable to understand this.
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It's similar to 'It says in the Bible that ...'. The report is valid at present (even though it was produced in the past).
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I understand it now.

Thank you, fivejedjon.
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