Tense Shifts
Change this Present Simple verb to Indirect Speech: "I eat."
He said he ate.
In Indirect Speech, "today" becomes...
That day.
What word do we add for Yes/No questions? (e.g., "Are you happy?")
If or Whether.
"I am tired," said Tom.
Tom said (that) he was tired.
"He said that he is happy." (Original: "I am happy.")
Should be "was happy."
Should be "was happy."
Change this Present Continuous verb: "I am reading."
She said she was reading.
In Indirect Speech, "here" becomes...
There.
Change to Indirect: "Where do you live?"
He asked where I lived. (Note: the "do" disappears).
"I don't like pizza," she said.
She said she didn't like pizza.
"She asked me where was I going."
should be "where I was going."
What does the modal verb "can" change to in reported speech?
Could
Change this time phrase: "yesterday".
The day before (or the previous day).
True or False: In reported questions, the subject comes before the verb.
True (It becomes a statement, not a question).
"We are going to the park," they said.
They said they were going to the park.
"They said they will come tomorrow."
Should be "would come the next day."
Change this Present Perfect verb: "I have finished."
They said they had finished.
Change this time phrase: "tomorrow".
The next day (or the following day).
Change to Indirect: "Did you see the movie?"
She asked if I had seen the movie.
"I have already seen it," said Jane.
Jane said she had already seen it.
"He told to me that he was late."
Remove "to" (He told me or He said to me).
What is the backshift for "will"? (e.g., "I will help you.")
Would (He said he would help me).
Change "two days ago" to indirect speech.
Two days before.
Change to Indirect: "What are you doing?"
He asked what I was doing.
"I will call you later," said the teacher.
The teacher said she would call me later.
"I asked her if she has a pen." (Original: "Do you have a pen?")
Should be "if she had a pen."