| 7.8 | Repeat each sentence substituting "he" for "John." Say "yesterday," "today," or "tomorrow" for the time. You may also use "then" or "now." |
| 7.8a | I told you what John said. |
| (I told you yesterday what he said then.) I told you yesterday what he said then. (I told you yesterday what he said then.) | |
| 7.8b | I am telling you what John said. |
| (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) I am telling you today what he said yesterday. (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) | |
| 7.8c | I will tell you what John said. |
| (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday. (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) | |
| 7.8d | I told you what John is saying. |
| (I told you yesterday what he is saying today.) I told you yesterday what he is saying today. (I told you yesterday what he is saying today.) | |
| 7.8e | I told you what John will say. |
| (I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow.) I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow. (I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow.) | |
| 7.8f | I am telling you what John said. |
| (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) I am telling you today what he said yesterday. (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) | |
| 7.8g | I am telling you what John is saying. |
| (I am telling you today what he is saying now.) I am telling you today what he is saying now. (I am telling you today what he is saying now.) | |
| 7.8h | I am telling you what John will say. |
| (I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow.) I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow. (I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow.) | |
| 7.8i | I will tell you what John said. |
| (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday. (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) | |
| 7.8j | I will tell you what John is saying. |
| (I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today.) I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today. (I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today.) | |
| 7.8k | I will tell you what John will say. |
| I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then.) I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then. (I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then.) |
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Lesson 7 |