DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
TRUE / FALSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
PAST TENSE
100

WE USE DIRECT SPEECH WHEN WE WANT TO REPRODUCE WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS OR SAID.

FALSE 

(That is the Reported Speech)

100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PERFECT" TO...
PAST PERFECT
200

WHEN WE REPORT WHAT SOMEBODY SAID IN THE PAST SIMPLE WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TENSE WE USE IN REPORTED SPEECH.

TRUE

(It changes to past perfect)

200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
300

THE TENSE IN REPORTED SPEECH DO NOT CHANGE IF IT IS ANY CONDITIONAL TYPE.

FALSE

(It doesn't change if it is 2nd or 3rd conditional, but it changes if it is zero or 1st conditional)

300
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
400
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.
400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
400

THE MODAL "SHOLUD" DO NOT CHANGE IN THE REPORTED SPEECH

TRUE

400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
500
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "MAY" TO...
MIGHT
500

WE USE "TELL" WHEN THERE IS NO INDIRECT OBJECT. WE USE "SAY" WHEN YOU SAY WHO RECEIVED THE MESSAGE.

FALSE

("Tell" needs an indirect object: "he told you" /"Say" doesn't need any who receives the message)

500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...
THREE DAYS BEFORE
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