Sorry to butt in like this. I'm sure Clive will give his expert advice but let me try to explain it the way I see it (from a non native speaker's point of view). Regarding the New York sentence, since both the living/working

Hi. You said in your response: Your earlier quote was "Simple Past and Past Progressive do not normally change in sentences with when / if." That part doesn't mention the simple present. I assume the original quote is correct

It should be "He moves to the left". Otherwise, they're all correct, but are relatively unusual as standalone sentences. As you mention, the simple present tense can be used to describe regular or habitual activity, or the

This kind of technical analysis is not my greatest forte, but I'll have a go at answering anyway. Could they mean this? He said/reported/suggested/mentioned Jane is living with her parents and going to school full- time. --

Hi. In a section called "Advanced Points in Reported Speech" in the LoreGate.com Learn English Easily site, these two things (exceptions) are what are written under the heading of "exceptions," in addition to one other

Hi. What do you think of the following? In a section called "Advanced Points in Reported Speech" in LoreGate.com's Learning English Easily, under the bold-letter heading of "Exceptions," it is written: Simple Past

The school claims that their alumni were able to memorize. " I don't get the concept of the last option and I am not sure which one I need to chose. The implication with these tenses in reported speech ("claims" in simple

Hi Eddie The problem with your sentences is that because you did not add something such as "He asked" or "She wanted to know" at the beginning of the indirect question, you have incomplete sentences. Look at my corrections and

1. Direct speech - "I  lost  my fortune!" lamented the man. Reported speech - The man lamented that he  had lost  his fortune. The rule is to change the simple past tense to the past perfect tense. Hence, 'lost' is changed to

So, Ambassador Gold, doesn't it seem like a huge contradiction if the UN has agreed unanimously last night and voted upon the cease-fire deal. I would accept that as something that might happen in speech, as an afterthought, but not as