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What is the difference between these sentences:
Mike told his brother that he needed to talk to him.
Mike said that he enjoys reading books.
I mean why can you say "Mike said that he ENJOYS reading books", but you can't say "Mike told his brother that he NEEDS to talk to him"? This is how it is in my grammar book. It says that you can use present tense when the situation hasn't changed, but I don't get it, if Mike says that he needs to talk to his brother then that situation hasn't changed either, has it?
Mike told his brother that he needed to talk to him.
Mike said that he enjoys reading books.
I mean why can you say "Mike said that he ENJOYS reading books", but you can't say "Mike told his brother that he NEEDS to talk to him"? This is how it is in my grammar book. It says that you can use present tense when the situation hasn't changed, but I don't get it, if Mike says that he needs to talk to his brother then that situation hasn't changed either, has it?