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1. Describe an exception to the rule of change of tense with suitable examples.

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Answered by anchitsingh40
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Answer:

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech: She said, "I am tired." = She said that she was tired.

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Tense changes when using reported speech.

Phrase in direct speech Equivalent in reported speech

Simple past Past perfect

"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said. He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.

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Answered by ModsKidushman
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When the reporting verb is in the past tense, all present tenses within the inverted commas are changed into the corresponding past tenses. Simple present will change into simple past. She said, "I am fine."

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