7.8  Repeat each sentence substituting "he" for "John." Say "yesterday," "today," or "tomorrow" for the time. You may also use "then" or "now."
   7.8a  I told you what John said.
    (I told you yesterday what he said then.) I told you yesterday what he said then. (I told you yesterday what he said then.)
   7.8b  I am telling you what John said.
    (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) I am telling you today what he said yesterday. (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.)
   7.8c  I will tell you what John said.
    (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday. (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.)
   7.8d  I told you what John is saying.
    (I told you yesterday what he is saying today.) I told you yesterday what he is saying today. (I told you yesterday what he is saying today.)
   7.8e  I told you what John will say.
    (I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow.) I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow. (I told you yesterday what he will say tomorrow.)
   7.8f  I am telling you what John said.
    (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.) I am telling you today what he said yesterday. (I am telling you today what he said yesterday.)
   7.8g  I am telling you what John is saying.
    (I am telling you today what he is saying now.) I am telling you today what he is saying now. (I am telling you today what he is saying now.)
   7.8h  I am telling you what John will say.
    (I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow.) I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow. (I am telling you today what he will say tomorrow.)
   7.8i  I will tell you what John said.
    (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.) I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday. (I will tell you tomorrow what he said yesterday.)
   7.8j  I will tell you what John is saying.
    (I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today.) I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today. (I will tell you tomorrow what he is saying today.)
   7.8k  I will tell you what John will say.
    I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then.) I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then. (I will tell you tomorrow what he will say then.)

     
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