Oceanlike
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2014
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Singapore
- Current Location
- Singapore
I attempted a question on Synthesis and Transformation (Direct to Reported Speech), and I was stumped!
Cindy said, "The sun was shining when I left."
Cindy said that the sun HAD BEEN shining when she LEFT.
I changed 'was' to 'had been'; how about 'left'?
Do I need to change the tense 'left' in the direct speech to 'had left' in the reported speech? It sounds weird to me. I'm unsure if I should change the tense of 'left'.
(I thought that all tenses have to be changed when transforming a direct speech (with a reporting verb in past tense) into a reported speech)
Thank you for teaching me :-D
Cindy said, "The sun was shining when I left."
Cindy said that the sun HAD BEEN shining when she LEFT.
I changed 'was' to 'had been'; how about 'left'?
Do I need to change the tense 'left' in the direct speech to 'had left' in the reported speech? It sounds weird to me. I'm unsure if I should change the tense of 'left'.
(I thought that all tenses have to be changed when transforming a direct speech (with a reporting verb in past tense) into a reported speech)
Thank you for teaching me :-D