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"The film starts at 5 o'clok"
Hello,
"The film starts at 5 o'clock", said Bob.
Normally in Reported Speech, present simple changes into past simple, however in the sentence I quoted, "starts" refers to the future.
I just want to make sure if I understand it and get the sentence right:
Bob told me that the film would start at 5 o'clock.
Is "would" correct? Is it possible to have "will" or "was going to start" instead?
Thank you
"The film starts at 5 o'clock", said Bob.
Normally in Reported Speech, present simple changes into past simple, however in the sentence I quoted, "starts" refers to the future.
I just want to make sure if I understand it and get the sentence right:
Bob told me that the film would start at 5 o'clock.
Is "would" correct? Is it possible to have "will" or "was going to start" instead?
Thank you
Top answer
Hotmale "The film starts at 5 o'clock", said Bob. If you wish to report that as closely as possible, then simply backshift: Bob said (that) the film started at 5 o' clock. If it's not yet 5 o' clock, then you can use 'starts'.
- Hotmale "The film starts at 5 o'clock", said Bob.
- If you wish to report that as closely as possible, then simply backshift: Bob said (that) the film started at 5 o' clock.
- If it's not yet 5 o' clock, then you can use 'starts'.
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Hotmale"The film starts at 5 o'clock", said Bob.If you wish to report that as closely as possible, then simply backshift:
Bob said (that) the film started at 5 o' clock.
If it's not yet 5 o' clock, then you can use 'starts'.
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