vectra
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- Joined
- Jun 16, 2005
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Ukraine
Hello,
A very happy New Year to you all,
A few days ago my students did a series of tests preparing for an upcoming exam. One of the sentences they had to put into indirect speech was :
Jim said, 'The salesman was very nice when we bought the car.'
We changed the sentence like this:
Jim said the salesman had been very nice when we - and here comes the biggest question - had bought or bought the car.
I think had bought is the right option.
Is it so?
Thank you in advance for your time and help on such a busy day.
A very happy New Year to you all,
A few days ago my students did a series of tests preparing for an upcoming exam. One of the sentences they had to put into indirect speech was :
Jim said, 'The salesman was very nice when we bought the car.'
We changed the sentence like this:
Jim said the salesman had been very nice when we - and here comes the biggest question - had bought or bought the car.
I think had bought is the right option.
Is it so?
Thank you in advance for your time and help on such a busy day.