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'A year earlier' could be 'Earlier than any given date' | 2 nights from now
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The night before last #1 (permalink) Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:10 am   The night before last		  
Direct speech: The night before last.
Indirect speech: ?
Please give me an example.
Do you think the night before last =two nights ago=The night before last night ?

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Indirect speech #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:58 am   Indirect speech		  
Hi Q,

I can only repeat that when you change a time adverb form direct to indirect, you have to describe the time and not relate it to now. Use of ago/last refer to time relative to now.

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