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Rom Reigns Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

verb tense

Hello,

1) John felt that Mary likes pizza.
2) John felt that Mary liked pizza.

3) John heard that Mary likes pizza.
4) John heard that Mary liked pizza.

Under what condition sentences (1) and (3) are correct ?

Thank You.
RR
  

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Rom Reigns Under what condition are sentences (1) and (3) are correct ? If Mary still likes pizza.

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Rom ReignsUnder what condition are sentences (1) and (3) are correct ?
If Mary still likes pizza.
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John said, "It is a beautiful house."
John said that it is a beautiful house. (Tense is not changed because the reporter believes that the house is still beautiful.)

What if the sentence is -
John wondered that it is a beautiful house.
Here tense is not changed. Why
I'm drawing two reasons. Please tell which reason is correct ?
1) Tense is not changed because the repo
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Rom ReignsJohn wondered that it is a beautiful house.
The correct form is:
John wondered if it is a beautiful house. (He does not know. That's why he's wondering.)
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I found in a book -
John said, “What a beautiful house it is!” (Direct Speech)
John wondered that it is a beautiful house. (Indirect Speech)

My question is, here if "is" is not back shifted to 'was' then what is the reason for it ?
Is it because the reporter believes that the house is still beautiful ? OR is it because the reporter believes that John still w
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Rom ReignsI found in a book - John said, “What a beautiful house it is!” (Direct Speech) John wondered that it is a beautiful house. (Indirect Speech)
What is the publication date on that book? Just curious. The example sounds like 19th century British English to me.

CJ
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Yes, it does sound quite strange.
Never mind I'll bring another example -
John felt that Mary likes pizza.
Here tense is not back shifted because Mary still likes pizza.

My question is, tenses are not back shifted of what reason ?
Is it because the reporter believes that Mary still likes pizza ? OR
Is it because the reporter believes that John still feel
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Verbs that report an event or happening are more regularly back-shifted as compared to other verbs, reporting states that tend to persist over time.

John felt that Mary wanted pizza for lunch, so he suggested going to an Italian restaurant for lunch. (An event, simultaneous with the "feeling.")
After lunch, John felt that Mary had not really wanted pizza,
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Rom ReignsMy question is, tenses are not back shifted of what reason ?Is it because the reporter believes that Mary still likes pizza ? ORIs it because the reporter believes that John still feels that Mary likes pizza ?
I wonder whether it isn't better to forget that deliberation and simply say John has felt that Mary likes pizza (Mary, for sure, still
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tkacka15John has felt that Mary likes pizza (Mary, for sure, still likes pizza)
No, that's not necessarily true.
John maybe has changed his mind about Mary's food preferences.
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In many books its written that "if we report something that is still true then there is no need to change the verb to the past."

John says, "Sam said that he has very long hairs."
Grammar book mentioned "Here John uses present tense because the at time of reporting this fact, John knows that Sam still has long hairs."

What if the verb 'said' is changed to 'belie
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