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Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

The document discusses the changes needed to reported speech from direct speech for statements, questions, and requests. It provides examples of how to change the tense and pronouns when converting direct speech to reported/indirect speech for statements in various tenses, yes/no questions, wh- questions, and requests.

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Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

The document discusses the changes needed to reported speech from direct speech for statements, questions, and requests. It provides examples of how to change the tense and pronouns when converting direct speech to reported/indirect speech for statements in various tenses, yes/no questions, wh- questions, and requests.

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Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

present
I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream.
simple

present I am living in
She said (that) she was living in London.
continuous London

She said (that) she had bought a car OR She


past simple I bought a car
said (that) she bought a car.

past I was walking She said (that) she had been walking along
continuous along the street the street.

present
I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
perfect

I had taken
She said (that) she had taken English
past perfect* English lessons
lessons before.
before

will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.

would* I would help, but..” She said (that) she would help but...

I can speak perfect She said (that) she could speak perfect
can
English English.

I could swim when She said (that) she could swim when she
could*
I was four was four.

shall I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.

I should call my
should* She said (that) she should call her mother
mother

might* I might be late She said (that) she might be late

She said (that) she must study at the


I must study at the
must weekend OR She said she had to study at
weekend
the weekend

Direct Question Reported Question

Where is the Post Office, please? She asked me where the Post Office was.

What are you doing? She asked me what I was doing.

Who was that fantastic man? She asked me who that fantastic man had been.

Direct Question Reported Question


Do you love me? He asked me if I loved him.

Have you ever been to Mexico? She asked me if I had ever been to Mexico.

Are you living here? She asked me if I was living here.

Direct Request Reported Request

Please help me. She asked me to help her.

Please don't smoke. She asked me not to smoke.

She asked me to bring her book that


Could you bring my book tonight?
night.

Could you pass the milk, please? She asked me to pass the milk.

Would you mind coming early


She asked me to come early the next day.
tomorrow?

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