DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
TIME EXPRESSIONS
REPORTED QUESTIONS
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT SIMPLE" TO...

PAST SIMPLE

100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
100

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...

THAT DAY

100

“DO YOU HAVE TIME TO HELP US”, SHE ASKED ME.

SHE ASKED ME IF I HAD TIME TO HELM THEM.

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

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.

"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.

200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...

THEN

200

“WHY IS EVERYBODY LEAVING?”, MARY WONDERED.

MARY WONDERED WHY EVERYBODY WAS LEAVING.

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 "PRESENT CONTINUOUS" TO...

PAST CONTINUOUS

300
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...

PREVIOUS DAY

300

TEACHER ASKED “WHERE HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS GONE?

THE TEACHER ASKED WHERE ALL THE STUDENTS HAD GONE.

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

SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.

"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
400

”ARE YOU HAVING YOUR TATTOO DONE NEXT WEEK?”, MUM WONDERED.

MUM WONDERED IF I WAS HAVING MY TATTOO DONE THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

500
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...

 PAST PERFECT

500

HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.

"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.

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

WHAT WAS THE EXACT QUESTION?

SALLY ASKED WETHER THEY HAD HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ROBBERY FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

“DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ROBBERY FROM THE LAST WEEK?

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