DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
WE USE DIRECT SPEECH WHEN WE WANT TO REPRODUCE WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS OR SAID.
FALSE
(That is the Reported Speech)
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY WERE SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE ARE SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
WHEN WE REPORT WHAT SOMEBODY SAID IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TENSE WE USE IN REPORTED SPEECH.
TRUE
(It changes to past simple)
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT CONTINUOUS" TO...
PAST CONTINUOUS
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER HAD TO TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE WAS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER HAS TO TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
THE TENSE IN REPORTED SPEECH DO NOT CHANGE IF IT IS FUTURE.
FALSE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "HERE" TO...
THERE
"HE WILL PLAY A FOOTBALL MATCH NEXT SATURDAY" HE SAID.
HE SAID THAT HE WOULD PLAY A FOOTBALL MATCH THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "WILL" TO...
WOULD
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.
THE MODAL "COULD" DO NOT CHANGE IN THE REPORTED SPEECH
TRUE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
"YOU CAN FINISH YOUR TASK HERE" I SAID TO ANN.
I TOLD ANN THAT SHE COULD FINISH HER TASK THERE.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THESE" TO...
THOSE
HIS TEACHER SAID THAT HE WOULD DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"YOU WILL DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
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)
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "LAST YEAR" TO...
THE YEAR BEFORE / THE PREVIOUS YEAR