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Reported speech: use of the present perfect

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paok1970
 
Reply Wed 30 Aug, 2017 02:45 am
In reported speech, do you ever use the present perfect instead of the past simple to report what someone has said?

Consider the following example:

Brandi: "Mary is a good singer."

If I want to report this, should I say, "Brandi HAS SAID that Mary is a good singer" or "Brandi SAID that Mary is a good singer"?

Thank you.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Wed 30 Aug, 2017 04:05 am
You could use either one. In ordinary colloquial speech, though, a native speaker would probably just say: "Brandi says Mary is a good singer."
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