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nado92

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He said that I must not park there.
 

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No mistake. That could be heard at any time. e.g. "You must not do that." "She must do better in school."

Better: He said I should not park there.
 

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Thanks, but the sentence is in the past tense(said).
The verb(must not) should be in the past too.
 

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Really? What is the past of must?

And what about this sentence:
He said that I will be rich and famous one day.
 

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Really? What is the past of must?

And what about this sentence:
He said that I will be rich and famous one day.
WE say that if the speech is just said,only in this case.
 

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You may want to reconsider this matter. What is the verb? What do you think the past tense of the verb is?
That is what I am asking about.
 

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In English, there is no past tense for must. One can use, "must", when referring to a past event but, "had to", is used more often.
You are right.
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Hi
note not a teacher nor a native speaker

He: You mustn't park there.

That sentence can be said for necessity or compulsion in the future as well as in the present.
I would put it into reported speech :

He said that I wasn't allowed to park there. (present)
or
He said that I'm not allowed to park there. (future)

for both meaning could be used :
He said that I mustn't park there.

On occasion it can be ambiguous,

Cheers,
 
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