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redhouane
Algeria

hi everyone
 
i need help with this activity
 

16 Jan 2018      





spied-d-aignel
France

Please can you reduce the size of your document as it distorts the forum? Thanks
 
Sylvie

16 Jan 2018     



Antonio Oliver
Spain

Hi,
 
My Grammar book recommends not changing the subordinate verb when the main (reporting) verb is in present tense:
He says, �I never saw it �
He says that he never saw it
 
but when the main verb is in past tense, the rules for changing tense of the subordinate verb apply:
He said, �I never saw it �
He said that he had never seen it
 
Also, bear in mind that some facts remain true, even if you report them years later:
He said, �London is the capital of the UK �
He said that London is the capital of the UK
 
...but I stand to be corrected!
 
Regards 

17 Jan 2018     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

No, that �s right! So, John Donne wrote that no man is an island. 

17 Jan 2018