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Originally Posted by ProudToBeMuslim  Did I changed the tenses right?  | Yes, you did just fine. (But that sentence could use some fine-tuning. Perhaps: "Did I get the tenses right?")  |
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Originally Posted by ProudToBeMuslim You called me idiot.  | You're pulling my leg, aren't you?  |
25-Nov-2007, 16:27
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Originally Posted by ProudToBeMuslim "Well Sir", said I to the doctor, "I shall see you again tomorrow morning."
I said to the doctor that I would see him again the next morning.
Father said to us. "All right, I allow you to go to the picture today."
Father said to us that we could go to the picture today. | Excellent! |
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Originally Posted by RonBee Excellent! |  |
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Originally Posted by RonBee You're pulling my leg, aren't you? | Yes, I am. What are friends for? :) :P |
25-Nov-2007, 16:39
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| | Re: Indirect English ;)
Observe these rules while changing from direct to indirect speech.
1.Simple Present will be changed to simple past.
2.Present Continuous will be changed to Past Continuous.
3.Present Perfect will be changed to Past Perfect.
4.Simple Past will be changed to Past Perfect.
5.If the reporting verb is in the present then don't change the tense of the sentence.
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Originally Posted by samfat33 Observe these rules while changing from direct to indirect speech.
1.Simple Present will be changed to simple past.
2.Present Continuous will be changed to Past Continuous.
3.Present Perfect will be changed to Past Perfect.
4.Simple Past will be changed to Past Perfect.
5.If the reporting verb is in the present then don't change the tense of the sentence.
I am not a teacher. |
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