Sasha
Professional Teacher
What happens with the phrase "so far" in the indirect speech? Does it change into until then or smth “My new house is supposed to be haunted, but so far I haven’t seen any ghosts,” she said. She said that her new house was supposed to be haunted, but until then she hadn’t seen any ghosts.
Apr 21, 2013 3:06 PM
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I think what's actually changing in this sentence is not direct/indirect, but present/past. Present - "My new house is supposed to be haunted, but I so far haven't seen any ghosts." Present - "She says here new house is supposed to be haunted, but so far she hasn't seen any ghosts." Past - "My new house was supposed to be haunted, but until then I hadn't seen any ghosts." Past - "She said her new house was supposed to be haunted, but until then she hadn't seen any ghosts."
April 21, 2013
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In addition to all the answers given above, you can also say: She said that her new house was supposed to be haunted, but she hadn’t seen any ghosts yet.
April 21, 2013
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but that until then she hadn’t seen any ghosts but that till then she hadn’t seen any ghosts but that so far she hadn’t seen any ghosts
April 21, 2013
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