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Bookmark or Share- He said or said he? - WordReference ForumsThey are both valid options. The subject's natural position is before the verb, so it makes sense to say he cried and Uncle Bill asked. As a matter of style, however, the subject and verb are often inverted, for variation, to avoid repeating "he said" or "Uncle Bill asked" again and again, particularly in narratives with lots of dialogue.
- somebody said vs. said somebody [he said / said he] - WordReference Forums"said he" does invert the ordinary grammatical order of an English sentence, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. (To be clear: I would never use it unless I was trying to be archly poetic.) As Englishmypassion points out, speech tags often invert the usual grammatical order, as long as the verb is followed by a noun rather than by a pronoun (said ...
- said or had said | WordReference Forums1. It was the first word he said since he walked into the house. 2. It was the first word he had said since he walked into the house. 3. It was the first word he had said since he had walked into the house. Example 1 seems wrong. "Said" needs to be "had said". In AE, I am sure that 2 is correct. I could not decide about 3.
- Has said vs said - WordReference ForumsHi there, what's the difference between "has said" and "said"? Here are the examples: 1- President Donald trump has said he wats to solve the syria issue. 2- President Donald trump said he wanted to solve the syria issue. I think as a stand alone sentence the first one using "present perfect"...
- He < has said/ had said/ said> [Present perfect / past perfect]Past perfect: He had said he wasn't in a hurry. But honestly I would use the simple past "He said he wasn't in a hurry, but actually he was." If you say "He has said he isn't in a hurry" it sounds like you are explaining to another person what is currently happening and the man in a hurry is there with you. The present perfect here kind of sets ...
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