"will" after main clause in the past
When reading Neewsweek I stumbled upon an interesting example. "Unlike the majority of foreign fighters in Ukraine for whom returning home is an option, Andrey said he will never go back to Russia. “They will never forgive me,” he said. “I will be persecuted.” Shouldnt "would" be used or is there some exception http://europe.newsweek.com/why-russian-fighting-ukraine-320723?rm=eu
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Vladv Shouldnt "would" be used You could, because that is what he said at the time and back-shifting is common for indirect speech, but "will" makes it emphatically clear that never means never .
- Vladv Shouldnt "would" be used You could, because that is what he said at the time and back-shifting is common for indirect speech, but "will" makes it emphatically clear that never means never .
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VladvShouldnt "would" be used
You could, because that is what he said at the time and back-shifting is common for indirect speech, but "will" makes it emphatically clear that never means never.
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