He says or He said

[thomas615]

Hello Teacher, can I use either "he says" or "he said" in this sentence

I called Mary today to remind her regarding her appointment and she says she is not doing very well.

I called Mary today to remind her regarding her appointment and she said she is not doing very well.

 

[SoothingDave]

"She says" or "she said" are both OK.

 

[TheParser]

I called Mary today to remind her regarding her appointment and she said she is not doing very well.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


As Soothing Dave said, both of your sentences are used by native speakers.

May I most respectfully and gently make a suggestion: if you decide to use the second sentence, it might be helpful to be consistent

and use the past tense throughout. That is:

I called Mary today to remind her regarding her appointment, and she said (that) she was not doing very well.


HAVE A NICE DAY!

 

[SoothingDave]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


As Soothing Dave said, both of your sentences are used by native speakers.

May I most respectfully and gently make a suggestion: if you decide to use the second sentence, it might be helpful to be consistent

and use the past tense throughout. That is:

I called Mary today to remind her regarding her appointment, and she said (that) she was not doing very well.


HAVE A NICE DAY!

I'm not sure I agree. If "not doing well" is talking about someone feeling ill, then the condition probably continues into the present, so "is not doing well" seems right to me.

 

[5jj]

Both 'was' and 'is' are fine in this sentence.

 

[Tdol]

But with she says, only is works.