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told her that/to ... told them that/to... #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 15, 2007 16:40 pm   told her that/to ... told them that/to...
 

Hi all,

Please, take a look to next sentences:
s1 - I told her that she comes
s2 - I told her to come
s3 - I told them to go
s4 - I told them that they must go

Which are correct among them?

Thanks in advance !!
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told her that/to ... told them that/to... #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 15, 2007 17:59 pm   told her that/to ... told them that/to...
 

jon wrote:
Hi all,

Please, take a look to next sentences:
s1 - I told her that she comes NO
s2 - I told her to come OK
s3 - I told them to go OK
s4 - I told them that they must go It would be better to say "I told them that they had to go."

Which are correct among them?

Thanks in advance !!

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