2019年8月28日 · The he said/he says examples are obvious. One is present; one is past. The present continuous can be used with a simple past tense. He said we have a good chance of winning the game. He said it in the past, but the game has not yet been played. If the game had been played, he would have said: He said we had a good chance of winning the game.

2015年5月17日 · We use "said" before a noun; we use pronouns after "said". Both commonly used after information in quotation marks: "This is a wonderful book," said the girl. (or, the girl said)" I am so happy!" exclaimed the bride. (or, the bride exclaimed) "My friend will join us for lunch," he said. (more commonly used instead of "said he") Note:

2015年9月29日 · To use you example: 'He said, "I'll be there in ten minutes.' requires a comma. If, however, you're quoting someone mid-sentence you only need the comma if it's a full sentence. For a short phrase like "just drive" that fits neatly into the sentence, the comma isn't necessary and neither is the capitalization.

He said, “QQQ.” “QQQ,” he said. “QQQ,” said he. In particular, in what situations is the “inverted” VS 1 order of said he preferred over either or both of the two versions that use he said in the “normal” SV 2 order? Are these nothing more than three equal options that vary by individual writers’ personal tastes?

The problem with your example isn't just the repetition of "he said/she said", it's a typical static "talking heads" sequence - nothing is happening. Adding action to it (not strictly walking) like most answers below suggest will not only eliminate "said" tags, but will make the writing more dynamic and add some substance to otherwise ...

2016年1月11日 · What did he say? forms a perfect question. Natives may not opt for What he said? because it lacks the auxiliary verb 'did'. To form a perfect question with 'what' here, you need to put a verb (auxiliary). See there, remove a question mark, and it becomes a sentence. That is what he said. This is the reason of adding an auxiliary verb.

"He said, she said" has a sense that not only does an interaction look different from the two sides, but of an imbroglio. There are a couple of moments I can think of that are "he said, she said" in the sense of two different experienced incidents for the two sides, but not in the sense of a nasty conflict where it is tangled to unravel what ...

2021年3月7日 · For example, "he ran" means the same as "he did run". Likewise, because "says" is the 3rd person present tense of "say", this is not appropriate for the tense used. Together, "did say" forms the simple past.

2013年2月17日 · It still occasionally appears in American cases, but more often in British ones: "J.W.T. had induced his wife to furnish him money with which to acquire the said [omit said] property."/ "The transaction resulted in an exorbitant profit to …

2022年3月29日 · This first clause of the first sentence He said is the simple past tense and the second clause, he has read, is the present perfect tense; therefore, the sentence is uncoordinated. However, the second sentence, He said (which is the simple past tense) and he had read that (the past perfect tense), matches each other.