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Let's say John and Sam are having a conversation:
John: What does "running a red light" mean?
(1) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say, "Sam has run a red light".
(2) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam has run a red light.
(3) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam ran a red light.
(4) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam had run a red light.
Q1) Which one(s) of the above is (are) correct/idiomatic? It's basically a question about backshifting in conditionals.
Q2) Should it be "Sam (run) the red light" instead, in (1) to (4)?
John: What does "running a red light" mean?
(1) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say, "Sam has run a red light".
(2) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam has run a red light.
(3) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam ran a red light.
(4) Sam: If I were to drive past a red traffic light without stopping, you would say that Sam had run a red light.
Q1) Which one(s) of the above is (are) correct/idiomatic? It's basically a question about backshifting in conditionals.
Q2) Should it be "Sam (run) the red light" instead, in (1) to (4)?