In Present perfect^x, Past tenses^x, Indirect speech^x

Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too!The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among other things).There is one sentence that is wrong...

Nothing special: ------- In indirect speech, a speaker's present perfect and past tenses are often reported using past perfect tenses (because the events he/she spoke about had happened before she/he spoke, and because the reporters's point of view is not the same as the original...

There are 8 rules for direct- indirect speech Rama said to Mohan, " I get up at 6'o clock" Here : Rama said to Mohan REPORTING VERB " I get up at 6'o clock" REPORTED SPEECH Rule 1. If the reporting verb is in past tense than the tense of the reported speech will change as follows : 1....

>We told Sharon that her comments didn't really relate to the key issues at hand. is correct. I think, the direct speech sentence is in simple present: "Your comments don't relate to the key issues." When the "introduction"part of a sentence in indirect speech is in a past tense form (here:...