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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Small Town Infrastructure - 100% Crop
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 14:14:09 +0000
No, because it’s reported speech.  The second part should be the same time as 
the first.

Chris

On 5 Jan 2014, at 11:48, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Huh?  "The Prime Minister reported that he is keen to preserve the State 
> Pension." A person reported in the recent past that he is (continuing to be) 
> of a particular opinion or attitude. Is that not grammatical? Perfect 
> commenting on Present Continuous. They are two different things and can 
> command different tenses, surely. Or did he retort or was it that he 'was 
> reported to be'?   :-)
> Andrew Fildes

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