barnej0096
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- May 30, 2012
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- Poland
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- Netherlands
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 most when he was in prison.
I don't understand why there is 'had missed' in the second sentence. It's a time clause in past simple so it should not change into past perfect.
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 most when he was in prison.
I don't understand why there is 'had missed' in the second sentence. It's a time clause in past simple so it should not change into past perfect.