In this fifth and final post of this GrammarReminder series on reported speech, we'll look at a conversation between two people and see how both of them report what the other said. For a quick review on how to shift tenses, check out part 1 of this series.
the conversation:
Tom: Hi Sue. How's your new job going?
Sue: It's going really well. There's a lot to learn, but it's not too difficult. Plus, it's fun.
Tom: You know, John asked about you. He was a little worried. He'd heard you'd had some trouble at your old job.
Sue: Yeah? I'll give him a call sometime. It was definitely tough dealing with those people; I'm glad I got out of there.
Tom: Well, I wish you the best in your new job.
Sue: Thanks. So far, so good. Hey, tell John I've been really busy, but I'll give him a call soon.
Tom: Alright. Will do. Nice seeing you again. Take care.
the conversation:
Tom: Hi Sue. How's your new job going?
Sue: It's going really well. There's a lot to learn, but it's not too difficult. Plus, it's fun.
Tom: You know, John asked about you. He was a little worried. He'd heard you'd had some trouble at your old job.
Sue: Yeah? I'll give him a call sometime. It was definitely tough dealing with those people; I'm glad I got out of there.
Tom: Well, I wish you the best in your new job.
Sue: Thanks. So far, so good. Hey, tell John I've been really busy, but I'll give him a call soon.
Tom: Alright. Will do. Nice seeing you again. Take care.
Sue: Thanks. You too.
Later that day, Tom met with his friend, John, and told him about meeting Sue.
Later that day, Tom met with his friend, John, and told him about meeting Sue.
Tom: Hey, I saw Sue today.
John: Yeah? How's she doing?
Tom: She's doing great. I asked her how her job was going. She said it was going well. She said there was a lot to learn, that it wasn't too difficult, and that it was fun. I told her that you'd been worried about her. That you'd heard she'd had some trouble at her old job.
John: Uh huh. What did she say?
Tom: She said she would give you a call. She said the old job had been tough and that she was glad she had gotten out of there. I wished her the best, and she told me to tell you that she had been very busy, but she would give you a call soon.
Sue also told her husband about her meeting with Tom.
Sue: I met Tom today. We chatted a little. He asked me how my job was going. He said John had been a little worried about me; he'd heard that I'd had some problems at my old job. I told him to tell John that I'd been really busy, and that I would give him a call soon.
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