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In reported speech, no quotation marks are required. The speaker uses present tense verbs because what she is saying relates to the present, not the past, and is still true

In the first sentence the use of a present tense (think) emphasises what your opinion is now. The past tense (thought) refers to the past; your opinion may have changed by now."I told her that I am (was?) happy in my job" Both are right. The sequence of tenses would require was but if...

Try a search at http://www.google.com with: site:bbc.co.uk "at this time" and separately with: site:bbc.co.uk "at that time" (quotation marks are important) which will perform a search on that bastion of good English, the BBC You will find that "at that time" is related mostly with...

Believer wrote:Hi, Please tell me what (is) the difference is between these two forms of verb constructions? is given or is being given is discussed or is being discussedprogressive and simple present tense in passive form Another questions: 1. Should I ask, "what is the...

Playing to Win by Margaret A. Whitney 1 My daughter is an athlete. Nowadays, this statement won’t strike many parents as unusual, but it does me. Until her freshman year in high school, Ann was only marginally interested in sport of any kind. When she played, she didn’t swing hard, often...

I saw this article from the web and I think it is worth to post part of the article in this forum. Following is the article ...AND REPORTED SPEECH Dear English Doctor, Please explain about word changes in reported speech. If you say to me "My sister is going to Chiang Mai", I can report...

I often see from weblog that people often use the present tense for what their elders told them even most of the time their elders are already dead. For example (Fact: All the grandpas in the following cases are dead.) a) My old grandpa used to tell me that when a friend who has always stood...