ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: Reported speechhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ReportedSpeech/mpkc/post.htm#63463Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:29:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63463Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReportedSpeech/mpkc/post.htm#63463http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63463.xml<br />(1) Generally, present tense can be used any time that the situation still obtains: 'He remarked that the earth was/is round'. <br /> <br />(2) Do you mean in the quoted clause itself? 'He remarked that the earth is round so he wouldn't have been able to sail his boat off the edge even if they had offered him a fortune to do so'. <br /> <br />Reported speechhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ReportedSpeech/mpwd/post.htmSun, 26 Dec 2004 02:34:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63430Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReportedSpeech/mpwd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-63430.xml1. How far it is allowed to use present tense in reported speech? <br />2. Can both present and past tense be used in reported speech at the same time?