On July 1st I called her that I would go to your home to help you ,
but she said,
you DO not need to come,I am going out./
you DID not need to come,I was going out /
"You do not need to come, I am going out" (note: with quotes)
question:which one is correct. thanks
2006-08-12 05:27:57 · 23 answers · asked by for2000 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
the third one..with quotes.
2006-08-12 05:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by lulu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you are telling a story about what happened. You are giving a little background and then quoting the girl so the quote would be in the present tense because it is in the present tense of the story, even though the story has already happened. Does that make sense?
2006-08-12 12:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Present
2006-08-12 12:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by wancarol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be :
On July 1st I called her that I would go to her house to help her, but she said, " you do not need to come , I am going out". So, the third one is correct.
2006-08-12 12:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ethan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last one with quaots because "she" said it and even though you are talking about something that happened in the past you are using a direct quaot someone said on that day so it is present tenses with quotation marks.
2006-08-12 12:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With quotes
2006-08-12 12:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by Oneofthesedays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct tense is "you DO not need to come" because at the time it was present. (Her statement was in the present tense)
2006-08-12 12:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by BlueLantern 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last one with quotes..
2006-08-13 10:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On july 1st I called her to say I would go to her house to help her
but she said,
Stay away you creep I hate you
2006-08-12 12:31:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thee one with the quotes is correct.
2006-08-12 12:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by cindy m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last.. with quotes
2006-08-12 12:29:55 · answer #11 · answered by mom1965 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋