English, asked by sasharomero15, 11 months ago

Why when we pass the phrase “he said i am sorry i am late again” to indirect speech with apologised we use the verb being? I apologised for being late again.

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Answered by R3haB

Answer:

Rules.

Explanation:

"He apologised for being late again."

The be verb changes to being in indirect speech.

sasharomero15: But the sentence is in present continuos, the verb don’t Change to were

R3haB: "apologised" the sentence is in past tense.

sasharomero15: yes, but the sentence is “ i am sorry i am late again he said “ , i think that the sentence is in present continuos and when it pass from present continuos to reported speech the verb in present continuos in this case “be“ changes to past continuos and in this case the verb changes to “were“

R3haB: he *said*, "I am sorry I am late gain". *Said*is in past tense so th question is in past tense. The sentence inside the "" is in present tense.

sasharomero15: thanks!

R3haB: no biggie dude.

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