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Bookmark or Share- She said that she would/will call me. | WordReference Forumsa)She said that she will call me b)She said that she would call me. I called to an agency yesterday. One of the agents said that she will/would call me back by today. I don't know whether I should use "will" or "would" in this situation, I am very confused because this matter happened...
- she was said to be/have been | WordReference ForumsX might say "She is a good actress, she originally came from London;" Reporting this X said she was a good actress. She had originally come from London. If you want to turn it into the passive, perhaps because you do not want to make any attribution. She was said to be a good actress, she had originally come from London.
- she told me she loves/ loved me | WordReference ForumsIn your case many people would think to themselves She said she loves me - because her loving you is a matter of pressing present importance. It is usual to backshift, even for things which remain true - She said she was joining us this evening. What she said was "I am joining you this evening".
- She said, I will come tomorrow (reported speech)She said, I will come tomorrow. If I have to turn it into reported speech according to the rule, I would say: She said she would come the following day. (1) I am wondering if I could also say: She said she will come tomorrow .(2) ---> I met her this morning, this evening I tell you what she told me, and "tomorrow" has still to come.
- somebody said vs. said somebody [he said / said he] - WordReference ForumsOn the other, English is an SVO (subject-verb-object) language, so placing the verb before the subject is ungrammatical. "Said Mitch" is odd; "said she," odder still. I take the point about Regency romance and I'm all about stretching language to its limit when skillfully done. Still, though, you're not going to write: "Kiss me!" whispered she.
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