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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Tense agreement
Ron said he has to have some medical checkups.
I have seen the sentence in a textbook and I think we use direct speech or it should be had to like
1) Ron said, "I have to have some medical checkups".
2) Ron said he had to have some medical checkups.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
I have seen the sentence in a textbook and I think we use direct speech or it should be had to like
1) Ron said, "I have to have some medical checkups".
2) Ron said he had to have some medical checkups.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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Ron said he had to have some medical checkups is correct in all circumstances. If, at the moment of reporting, Ron still has to have some checkups, then Ron said he has to have some medical checkups is also possible.
- Ron said he had to have some medical checkups is correct in all circumstances.
- If, at the moment of reporting, Ron still has to have some checkups, then Ron said he has to have some medical checkups is also possible.
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Ron said he had to have some medical checkups is correct in all circumstances.
If, at the moment of reporting, Ron still has to have some checkups, then Ron said he has to have some medical checkups is also possible.
If, at the moment of reporting, Ron still has to have some checkups, then Ron said he has to have some medical checkups is also possible.
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