Questions
Did you watch a good movie last weekend?
He asked me if I watched / had watched a good movie the previous week
I love eating popcorn
She said she loved eating popcorn
My mother said me I look happy
My mother told me I looked happy
In Reported Speech, a sentence in Present Simple changes to...
Past Simple
In Reported Speech, Today changes to...
That day
Do you like running?
He asked me if I liked running
I will travel to Europe next year
She said she would travel to Europe the following year
I told my parents I want to study Medicine
I told my parents I wanted to study Medicine
In Reported Speech, what happens if a sentence is in Past Simple?
Example: 'I went to the cinema'
We report the same information or we can use Past Perfect
Example: 'I went to the cinema'
He told me he went to the cinema or
He told me he had gone to the cinema
In Reported Speech, Yesterday changes to
The day before
Do you have a pet?
He asked me if I had a pet
I don't like watching horror movies
She said she didn't like watching horror movies
Tim asked me where was the cinema
Tim asked me where the cinema was
In Reported Speech, a sentence with Will changes to...
Would
In Reported Speech, Last Month changes to...
The previous month
Where do you work or study?
He asked me where I worked or studied
I always wake up at 6 am in the morning
She said she always woke up at 6 am in the morning
Sharon asked me if I did read the book she recommends me
Sharon asked me if I read the book she recommended me
In Reported Speech, what is the function of the auxiliaries in questions?
Example: Did you see the game?
Auxiliaries indicate us the tense in which we need to report the sentence, but we never use the auxiliaries in the reported sentence
In Reported Speech, A year ago changes to...
The year before
What did you do last Friday?
He asked me what I did / had done the previous Friday
I know how to speak three different languages
She said she knew how to speak three different languages
Michael said Tom they will pass the exam
Michael told Tom they would pass the exam
In Reported Speech, Must changes to...
Had to
In Reported Speech, Tomorrow changes to...
The next day