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 tommy1996
 
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							| Please tell me if I must change "next week" into "the next week" in reported speech.And If the tense in the directed speech is simple past , I can use the simple past in the reported speech.Thanks |  16 Mar 2015      
					
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 aliciapc
 
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							| I �d say "the following week" ... and spl past changes to past perfect.   |  16 Mar 2015     
					
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 redcamarocruiser
 
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							| Is your context something like this?   He said, "My aunt is coming next week."   He said his aunt was coming next week. ( �the � is not necessary)   Could you post your example sentence?     |  16 Mar 2015     
					
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 englishteach8
 
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							| "He said his aunt was coming the following week." If no context of time is given.   Regards,   Pilar  |  17 Mar 2015     
					
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 tommy1996
 
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							| CAN I USE "THE NEXT WEEK" AND  STAY IN "SIMPLE PAST"? |  19 Mar 2015     
					
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 tommy1996
 
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							| CAN I USE "THE NEXT WEEK" AND  STAY IN "SIMPLE PAST"? |  19 Mar 2015     
					
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 tommy1996
 
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							| CAN I USE "THE NEXT WEEK" AND  STAY IN "SIMPLE PAST"? |  19 Mar 2015     
					
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