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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Using present tense
Teacher, I am not sure if I should change the tense to past tense. I am still confused about reported speech.Thank you.
Dan's father requested that we speak with his son after August 2nd as he is now attending a course in Beijing and will return to Hong Kong on August 1st. He said he wants to be present when we speak to his son regarding the insurance policy.
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He said he wanted to be present when we spoke to his son regarding the insurance policy.
Dan's father requested that we speak with his son after August 2nd as he is now attending a course in Beijing and will return to Hong Kong on August 1st. He said he wants to be present when we speak to his son regarding the insurance policy.
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He said he wanted to be present when we spoke to his son regarding the insurance policy.
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You can use either one in this case because the event of being present is still in the future. Personally, I would use He said he wants ... CJ
- You can use either one in this case because the event of being present is still in the future.
- Personally, I would use He said he wants ...
- CJ
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You can use either one in this case because the event of being present is still in the future.
Personally, I would use He said he wants ...
CJ
Personally, I would use He said he wants ...
CJ
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