Tense used in Indirect speech
Recently I have read the following lines(edited) in a reputed newspaper:
1) While the rebel MLAs said they would meet the President if the Governor did not respond to their letter .
2)Addressing the media, Mr.X said that if the Governor doesn't respond within two days , loyalists would meet the President and submit a memorandum seeking the intervention.
Here ,i have a doubt in the second point if i have to use "didn't respond" instead of doesn't respond .
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Kalyana Sundaram a reputed newspaper It's real newspaper, isn't it? You mean 'reputable'. Kalyana Sundaram i have a doubt in the second point if i have to use "didn't respond" instead of doesn't respond Yes, that would be a better grammatical choice, certainly.
- Kalyana Sundaram a reputed newspaper It's real newspaper, isn't it?
- You mean 'reputable'.
- Kalyana Sundaram i have a doubt in the second point if i have to use "didn't respond" instead of doesn't respond Yes, that would be a better grammatical choice, certainly.
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Kalyana Sundarama reputed newspaper
It's real newspaper, isn't it? You mean 'reputable'.
Kalyana Sundarami have a doubt in the second point if i have to use "didn't respond" instead of doesn't respond
Yes, that would be a better grammatical choice, certainly.
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