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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Were/are
A: I'm going to get some food.
B: You just said you were going to get some food.
Is this okay even though I assume many native speakers would say "are" instead?
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Necrophagist You just said you were going to get some food. Backshifted "were going" is OK.
- Necrophagist You just said you were going to get some food.
- Backshifted "were going" is OK.
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NecrophagistYou just said you were going to get some food.
Backshifted "were going" is OK.
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NecrophagistIs this okay even though I assume many native speakers would say "are" instead?
It's OK, but I'd say the example is ill-chosen. It would be strange to hear that example in a real conversation.
I have a dog. — You just said you have/had a dog.
It's raining. — You just said it is/was raining.
Do people really make co
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