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Direct Speech

The document discusses reported speech and how verb tenses change when converting direct speech to reported speech. It provides examples of direct speech and the corresponding reported speech using different verb tenses such as simple present, past continuous, simple past, present perfect, and others. It also notes the small difference between using "said" and "told" when reporting speech.

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Direct Speech

The document discusses reported speech and how verb tenses change when converting direct speech to reported speech. It provides examples of direct speech and the corresponding reported speech using different verb tenses such as simple present, past continuous, simple past, present perfect, and others. It also notes the small difference between using "said" and "told" when reporting speech.

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DIRECT REPORTED

SPEECH SPEECH EXAMPLE

Simple I want to go home.


present Simple past She said she wanted to go home.

Im reading a good book.


Present Past She said she was reading a good
continuous continuous book.

I ate pasta for dinner last night.


She said shed eaten pasta for
Simple past Past perfect dinner last night.

Ive just finished cleaning my


room.
She said
shed just finished cleaning her
room.My
mother has never been to Japan.
Present She said her
perfect Past perfect mother had never been to Japan.

I can meet with you next


Monday.
She said she could meet with me
next Monday.Sorry, I cant talk
now. Im at work.
Could / She said she couldnt talk at the
Can / cant couldnt moment because she was at work.

Ill pick him up at the airport.


She said shed pick him up at the
airport.I wont tell anybody your
secret.
Would / She said she wouldnt tell
Will / wont wouldnt anybody my secret.

Be careful: said and told have a small difference.

After told, we need to include a person:

She said she wanted to go home.


She told me she wanted to go home.
She told John that she wanted to go home.
She told she wanted to go home.
She said me that she wanted to go home
TIEMPO
VERBAL
AFIRMACIN NEGACIN INTERROGACIN

Present Simple They have a house - (Ellos) They dont have Do they have a house
tienen una casa a house

Present Hes studying now - (l) He isnt studying Is he studying now?


Continuous est estudiando ahora now

Past Simple They watched a film - (Ellos) They didnt Did they watch a
vieron una pelcula watch a film film?

Past It was raining - Estaba It wasnt raining Was it raining?


Continuous lloviendo

Present Perfect You have read this book - You havent read Have you read this
Has ledo este libro this book book?

Present Perfect He has been working hard - He hasnt been Has he been working
Continuous (l) ha estado trabajando working hard hard?
duro

Past Perfect She had eaten sushi - (Ella) She hadnt eaten Had she eaten sushi?
haba comido sushi sushi

Past Perfect She had been waiting for She hadnt been Had she been waiting
Continuous him - (Ella) haba estado waiting for him for him?
esperndolo

Future Simple He will go to the office - (l) He wont go to Will he go to the


ir a la oficina the office office?

Future We will be travelling - We wont be Will we be travelling?


Continuous Estaremos viajando travelling

Future Perfect He will have arrived - (l) He wont have Will he have arrived?
habr llegado arrived

Future Perfect You will have been working You wont have Will you have been
Continuous - Habrs estado trabajando been working working?

Future be They are going to be They arent going Are they going to be
TIEMPO
VERBAL
AFIRMACIN NEGACIN INTERROGACIN

going to married - Se van a casar to be married married?

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