Explained:
Sam works as a senior software developer in a software house serving customers like big corporations like Whirlpool. He’s in charge of a team of 2-3 according to the project size. He follows a project plan agreed between the PM and the customer and must report to him via quick meetings in the morning.
Trained:
Reporting what someone said …announced …promised or mentioned.
~ My wife/ girlfriend/ partner said she would also try
to do more exercise
Simple past
someone was late:
~ "I was late because I missed the bus"
~ Emiliano told me that he was late because he HAD missed the bus
Someone forgot
~ “I forgot your present, I’m sorry. I ran out of money”
~ Simone said he forgot to buy me a present because he HAD run out of money.
Did Simone mention why he left early?
~ Simone mentioned that he had an important meeting to go to.
Continuous Past
Why did she say she missed the bus?
~ She said she missed the bus because she was playing tennis!
Why did Simone say he ran out of money?
~ He said that he was buying a lot of presents for everyone!
~ Why did Emiliano say he had to leave early?
~ He said he had to leave early because he was going to a meeting with his boss.
Present Perfect
Jason says, “I haven’t started it yet”
~ Jason reminded me[^1] I hadn't started yet.
“I haven’t finished it yet”
~ I explained to Jason that I hadn’t finished it yet because …
“I haven’t tried it before”
~ I mentioned to the fitness instructor that I hadn’t tried it before.
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