TENSES
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
PAST TENSE
"I drink coffee"-. Mister David said
He said he drank coffee.
“I didn’t go to the party yesterday.”-She said:
She said that she hadn’t gone to the party the day before.
Susan said that she had walked her dogs the day before.
"I walked my dogs yesterday" -. Susan said
TOMORROW in reported speech becomes...
the next day OR the following day
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...
PAST PERFECT
We need to speak more English in class, said Leonard.
Leonard said that we needed to speak more English in class.
"I saw Mary yesterday." She said
She said she had seen Mary the day before.
She said she was scared.
"I am scared"- she said
Explain how do we use Reported Speech? and give an example
When we "Report"-->Direct speech in present simple change to Past Simple
When we "Report"-->Direct speech in Past simple change to past perfect
“Please help me carry this” She asked me
She asked me to help her carry that.
"I was on holiday last week", he told us.
He told us that he had been on holiday the previous week.
Elizabeth said her sister didn't like mushrooms.
"My sister hadn't like mushrooms" said Elizabeth
True or false
We use quotations marks when we use reported speech
False
We use quotations marks wen we use DIRECT SPEECH
Example-> " He likes dogs" - JOHN
"Bill didn't arrive on Saturday", he said
He said that Bill hadn't arrived on Saturday.
Sean: "My brother went to Spain last year."
Sean said (that) his brother had gone to Spain the year before
Anna said that Billy Eilish was her favorite singer.
"Billy Eilish is my favorite singer"- said Anna.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
He said: "My mother is here."
He said that his mother was there.
Harry said they had eaten Chinese food and then they had walked home.
"We ate Chinese food and then we walked home" said Harry
This
Here
THAT
THERE