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Sun 21 Sep, 2008 10:35 pm
They said, "They are cycling next week."
In reported speech:
They said that they were cycling the next week.
They said that they were cycling the following week.
I think both sentences are correct as reported. Am I correct?
Many thanks.
@tanguatlay,
Actually it would be more correct to say: They said that they were cycling next week. The second sentence reads correctly as it is.
Are we doing your English homework for you tanguatlay? Or why all the questions?
@tanguatlay,
They said that they were cycling the next week.
"They said they would be cycling next week." is the way I would say it.
@tanguatlay,
Both are awkward and there is one superfluous 'the' in the first report. I would recommend:
They said they would be cycling next week.
or
They said they were cycling next week.
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