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janaesl
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COULD ANY ONE GIVE A DETAILED EXPLANATION. where shall we use the past perfect or past in the reported speech. is there a correct rule to follow. eg. Ali claimed that he had spoken english in his class what can be the original words I have spoken English........ I spoke English ............ thanks in advance |
9 Apr 2014
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anaram
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Both present perfect and past simple change into past perfect for reported speech. Getting the exact original words from reported speech is not always possible, in this case both are possible. More context would be needed.
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9 Apr 2014
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