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Context:
Three people are talking to one another.
Susy to Bill at 5.00pm: "Did you ask Tom if he would come to celebrate my birthday?"
Darren to Susy at 5.05pm: "What did you ask Bill 5 minutes ago?"
Question:
Can Susy reply to Darren in the following three ways? Are the red bolded tenses correct?
[1] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he came to Tom's house and did ask him about it, but Tom apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
[2] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he had come to Tom's house and had asked him about it, but Tom had apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
[3] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he had come to Tom's house and had asked him about it, but Tom apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
Thanks a lot for any comments, corrections or suggestions!
Regards,
JJXR
Thanks for reading my post.
Context:
Three people are talking to one another.
Susy to Bill at 5.00pm: "Did you ask Tom if he would come to celebrate my birthday?"
Darren to Susy at 5.05pm: "What did you ask Bill 5 minutes ago?"
Question:
Can Susy reply to Darren in the following three ways? Are the red bolded tenses correct?
[1] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he came to Tom's house and did ask him about it, but Tom apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
[2] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he had come to Tom's house and had asked him about it, but Tom had apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
[3] Susy to Darren: "I asked Bill if he had asked Tom if he would be here on my birthday. Bill replied to me that he had come to Tom's house and had asked him about it, but Tom apologized and said that he would not be able to celebrate my birthday because he would have some pressing matters on that day."
Thanks a lot for any comments, corrections or suggestions!
Regards,
JJXR