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16.02.2020 · Here's a sentence in direct speech (my own example): 'I found a coin while I was working in the garden,' she said. Are all of the versions below correct and possible (my own asnwers): 1. She said that she found a coin while she was working in the garden. -> We leave the past simple in the main clause and we leave the past continuous in the time ...

backshifting the tense in the time clause from the present to the past perfect. So, in summary, it is not true to say that tenses in time clauses never back-shift in reported speech. It depends on how the reporter wishes to convey the current validity of what was said to him or her. Share Improve this answer edited Feb 2 '16 at 16:16 Marthaª

15.11.2020 · Time Clause In Reported Speech? Forums Grammar & Sentence Structure 2 +0 My book (FCE Use of English) says that the tenses do not change in Reported Speech when the reported sentence contains a time clause. And then we've got an example: "The car broke down when I was driving to work," he said.

It is not correct to say that the tense of the verb in a reported time clause never changes. It depends on whether the action or state in the time-clause is still true at the time of reporting. As an example of no tense change, imagine that Person A, three months ago, said to person B: "I will go to Italy when I finish school".

She said, "When I was swimming, I got a cramp." ---> She said that when she was swimming, she got a cramp. "What did you miss most when you were ...

The reported sentence contains a time clause, the tenses of the time clause remain unchanged. Example: Direct speech: She said, ...

See reporting verbs with that, wh- and if clauses, verbs followed by the ... continuous every single time we convert direct speech to indirect speech?

In your reported speech sentence, the when-clause refers to a specific period of time during which the harmonica was dropped. It's a bit like ...

Sep 02, 2012 · Re: Time clauses - Reported Speech. Originally Posted by barnej0096. I have a question about reported speech. There are 2 sentences: She said, "When I was swimming, I got a cramp." ---> She said that when she was swimming, she got a cramp. "What did you miss most when you were in prison?" Mary asked Jim. ---> Mary asked Jim what he had missed ...

Aug 09, 2014 · Reported speech of future time clauses. Ask Question Asked 7 years, 5 months ago. Active 7 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 609 times 2 How should we ...

02.09.2012 · Re: Time clauses - Reported Speech. Originally Posted by barnej0096. I have a question about reported speech. There are 2 sentences: She said, "When I was swimming, I got a cramp." ---> She said that when she was swimming, she got a cramp. "What did you miss most when you were in prison?" Mary asked Jim. ---> Mary asked Jim what he had missed ...

Don't confuse time with tense. "Tense" is the grammatical form of the verb that in the reported clause we sometimes shift back (backshift).

It is not correct to say that the tense of the verb in a reported time clause never changes. It depends on whether the action or state in the time-clause is ...

Time and Place in Reported Speech When we report something, we may need to make changes to: time (now, tomorrow) place (here, this room) Don't confuse time with tense. "Tense" is the grammatical form of the verb that in the reported clause we sometimes shift back (backshift).

Time and Place in Reported Speech. When we report something, we may need to make changes to: time (now, tomorrow) place (here, this room) direct speech. reported speech. She said, "I saw Mary yesterday." She said she had seen Mary the day before. He said: "My mother is here."

Jul 15, 2019 · 2. +0. My book (FCE Use of English) says that the tenses do not change in Reported Speech when the reported sentence contains a time clause. And then we've got an example: "The car broke down when I was driving to work," he said. He said that the car had broken down when he was driving to work.

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech: She said, "I am tired." = She said that she was tired.

My book (FCE Use of English) says that the tenses do not change in Reported Speech when the reported sentence contains a time clause.