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Workman Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Tense and reported speech

What tense is How are you she asked and how would you change ot to reported speech?
  

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", she asked and how would you change ot to reported speech? How are you Simple Present she asked Simple Past how would you change ot to reported speech? eg (if she was talking to me) She asked me how I was.

  • ", she asked and how would you change ot to reported speech?
  • How are you Simple Present she asked Simple Past how would you change ot to reported speech?
  • eg (if she was talking to me) She asked me how I was.
  • eg (if she was talking to someone else) She asked the person how he was.
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Hi,

What tense is "How are you?", she asked and how would you change ot to reported speech?

How are you Simple Present


she asked Simple Past


how would you change ot to reported s
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Thanks for your help and advise Clive.
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Hi,

You're welcome.

Clive
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Hi Clive can you clarify the direct speech ("How are you?" she asked.) for me please. I accept that you are correct as its what I have come to as well, however every grammar book I have and several websites I have visited all give the rule for inquisative present simple as auxiliary verb (do) + subject + base form. In this case we seem to be ending with the subject (you).
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Hi,

can you clarify the direct speech ("How are you?" she asked.) for me please. I accept that you are correct as its what I have come to as well, however every grammar book I have and several websites I have visited all give the rule for inquisative present simple as auxiliary verb (do) + subject + base form. In this case we seem to be ending with the
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Thanks again Clive. Yes in reading the books I came to the conclusion this is an irregular form of the rule because of be or perhaps because through usage we have dropped off "do". It helps a lot though to have it confirmed.

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