Saturday, September 18, 2010

#1308 What Did She Say? Reported Speech, Backshift

Show 1308 Saturday 18 September
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I got sick recently.
She said that she got sick recently.

I hadn't been sleeping well.
She said that she hadn't been sleeping well.

Work's been really full on.
She said that work'd been really full on.

I'm getting better now.
She said that she was getting better now.

I've started doing yoga.
She said that she had started doing yoga.

It's fun.
She said that it was fun.

I have a lot more energy.
She said that she had a lot more energy.

I'm thinking of taking dance classes.
She said that she was thinking of taking dance classes.

I'll have to see if I can afford it.
She said that she'd have to see if she could afford it.


music

show start
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: Future Cha Cha
from: Brooklyn, NY, United States

qa bgm
artist: TSF
album: Mystic Opus
track: Sunny Day
from:
Toulouse, France


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