look/looked

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. Raman told me I look nice.
  2. Raman told me I looked nice.
    Do #1 and #2 mean the same?
    Which one is grammatically correct as the sentence is in past tense?
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Yes. They are both sound grammatically. It’s just a difference in aspect - (1) refers to now (look) and (2) refers to then (looked).

Alan

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a.
For ‘Raman told me, “You look nice.”’ - active voice sentence,
we may write as passive voice: “Raman told me I looked nice.” Is it OK or not?
b.
‘Raman told me I look nice.’ is a passive voice sentence.
What will be the active voice sentence for this sentence?

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a.Yes. Also ’ Raman told me I look nice’ if he told you recently.

b. Also ‘Raman told me, “You look nice.”’

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Hi Allifathima,

Your sentences have nothing to do with active or passive constructions.

Alan