Easy tasks
When going from direct speech to indirect speech, verbs in the present simple are changed to which tense?
Past simple
She said : “I‘m a doctor “
She said that she was a doctor
Julie said, "We lived in China for five years”
Julie said that they had lived in China for five years
“ When did Margo finish school” - she asked
She asked when Margo had finished.
“Stop talking, girls!” - the teacher says
The teacher asked the girls to stop talking
How we change verb “can” when we use indirect speech
Could
He said : ”I’m not going to party”
He said that he wasn’t going to party
“ I had just turned out the light “ he said
He said that he had just turned out the light
“ Did you visit LA?” - Bob asked me.
Bob asked me if I had visited LA
Masha asked “ May I open the window?”
Masha asked if she may open the window
When going from direct speech to indirect speech, verbs in the past simple are changed to which tense?
Past perfect
She said: “ I have worked hard all my life“
She said that she had worked hard all her life
She said: ”i had a cold a few weeks ago”
She said that she had had a cold a few weeks ago
She asked: ” How did you do that, it's impossible!”
She asked me how I had done it (because / since) it was impossible.
Mom said : “ I’ll go to the theatre with your father“
Mom said she would go to the theatre with my father
How we change ”will“ when we use indirect speech
Would
He said: “ I have gone to school every day“
He said that he had gone to school every day
Tom said: “ I was watching the football match“
Tom said that he had been watching the football
“Did she take my car, without my permission?!” - he said angrily
He angrily asked whether she had taken his car, without his permission
” I need to have a computer to work from home” - my sister said
My sister said that she needed to have a computer to work from home
The teacher told Maria, "You should study Medicine"
The teacher told Maria she should study Medicine.
My friend said : “ I have read this book twice”
My friend said that he had read this book twice
Mom asked me: “did I clean my room”
Mom asked me whether I had cleaned my room
The policeman said to the boy: “ where do you live?”
The policeman asked the boy where he lived
My mother told my brother, "You have to study harder because you have an exam coming"
My mother told my brother that he had to study harder because he had an exam coming.