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Harrison81 Posted 15 years ago
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Was or is
When I'm telling about something that somebody said or did earlier, should I use the past tense for every verb? For example:
"He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John".
"He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
"He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John".
"He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
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Hi, When I'm telling about something that somebody said or did earlier, should I use the past tense for every verb? For example: "He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John". "He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
- Hi, When I'm telling about something that somebody said or did earlier, should I use the past tense for every verb?
- For example: "He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John".
- "He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
- It all depends on how long ago he said this.
- Consider these contexts.
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Hi,
When I'm telling about something that somebody said or did earlier, should I use the past tense for every verb? For example:
"He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John".
"He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
It all depends on how long ago he said this.
When I'm telling about something that somebody said or did earlier, should I use the past tense for every verb? For example:
"He said his name IS John" or "he said his name WAS John".
"He said he HAS a blue car" or "he said he HAD a blue car".
It all depends on how long ago he said this.
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