Application goal: Reporting will with would.
When reporting speech, tense and pronouns may change with context. Said usually has no personal object, while told is followed by the person addressed.
Context: A changed deadline. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
When reporting speech, tense and pronouns may change with context. Said usually has no personal object, while told is followed by the person addressed.
Context: A changed deadline. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
On Monday, the coordinator said, "We will send the files tomorrow."
قال المنسق يوم الاثنين: «سنرسل الملفات غدًا».
Later, I explained that he had promised to send them on Tuesday.
لاحقًا، أوضحت أنه وعد بإرسالها يوم الثلاثاء.
He also said that the final review would take two days.
وقال أيضًا إن المراجعة النهائية ستستغرق يومين.