Modal Verbs
"I can bake" →
can →
→ She said that she could bake.
→ could
that day→
the next day→
(reverse)
→ today
→ tomorrow
“I love chocolate” ---> I love chocolate.
Remove quotation marks.
"I'm playing tennis tomorrow", said Oliver.
Oliver said that he was playing tennis the next day.
"There aren't many people at this party," said Matt.
"I will read the book" →
will →
→ He said that he would read the book.
→ would
then→
at that moment→
(reverse)
→ now
→at the moment
I love chocolate ---> She loves chocolate.
Change pronouns
"Bill's got a new mobile phone". said Conor.
Conor said that Bill had got a new mobile phone.
Zoe told Laura that if it was sunny the following day, they would play tennis.
"I may be late." →
may →
→ She said that she might be late.
→ might
today →
tomorrow →
→ that day
→ the next day
She loves chocolate. ---> She loved chocolate.
Change tense/verbs as needed.
"We finished school last Friday", said Mia and Ella.
Mia and Ella said that they had finished school to previous Friday.
Lily told him that she had started to read his books two years before.
"I started to read your books two years ago", Lily told him.
"I must go to school tomorrow." →
Must →
→ He said that he had to go to school next day.
→had to
now →
at the moment →
→ then
→at that moment
She loved chocolate. ---> She said she loved chocolate.
Add context
"I think I'll go to bed early today". said Sophie.
Sophie said that she thought she would go to bed early that day.
Ben said that they had had snacks there the previous week.
"We had a snack here last week," said Ben.
Which modal verbs stay the same?
yesterday →
last week →
next week →
→ the day/week before/the previous day/week
→ the next week/ the following week
“I was lost today” ---> She said she had been lost that day.
Change time words as needed.
"We may go to my uncle's house next weekend", Andy said.
Andy said that they might go to his uncle's house the following weekend.
Chris said that he didn't think the tv series on His Dark Materials was a good version of the books.
"I don't think the TV series on His Dark Materials is a good version of the books". said Chris.