No, because it’s reported speech. The second part should be the same time as
the first.
Chris
On 5 Jan 2014, at 11:48, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Huh? "The Prime Minister reported that he is keen to preserve the State
> Pension." A person reported in the recent past that he is (continuing to be)
> of a particular opinion or attitude. Is that not grammatical? Perfect
> commenting on Present Continuous. They are two different things and can
> command different tenses, surely. Or did he retort or was it that he 'was
> reported to be'? :-)
> Andrew Fildes
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