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Verb Tenses in Reported Speech
In reported speech, when we report what someone else said, we often need to change the tense of the verbs used in the original sentence. The choice of tense depends on the context and the time of the reported speech.
The given sentence is an example of reported speech. The speaker is reporting what someone else said. We need to choose the appropriate tense for the verb 'go' to make the sentence grammatically correct.
- Option 'a' - will go: This is the future tense, which means the person will go for a walk in the future. However, the original sentence is in the past tense, so this option is not correct.
- Option 'b' - would go: This is the past tense of 'will.' We use 'would' to report past events, habits, or intentions. Since the sentence is reported speech, this option is correct.
- Option 'c' - has been going: This is the present perfect continuous tense, which means the person has been going for walks regularly. However, the original sentence is in the past tense, so this option is not correct.
- Option 'd' - is going: This is the present continuous tense, which means the person is going for a walk now or in the near future. However, the original sentence is in the past tense, so this option is not correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 'b' - would go.
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Here, 'would go' in simple future tense is correct because it is used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or thought. Here, 'he' said that he 'would go' for a walk in the future (evening).
'Will' is used for showing that somebody is willing to do something or is used for asking somebody to do something. Example: Will you get up from that chair?
'Has been going' in present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate an action that started at some point in the past and may or may not be complete.
'Is' is used to indicate an action that is going on at the time of speaking.
Example: The child is going to school.