DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
100
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
PAST TENSE
100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200

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

WOULD

200

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT WERE SHOPPING IN THE AFTERNOON.

"WE ARE SHOPPING IN THE AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.

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
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.
400
"I WILL BE ABLE TO COME NEXT WEEK" HE TOLD HER.
HE TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO COME THE WEEK AFTER.
400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
400
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES[*ED] IN PARIS.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.
500
"YOU MUSTN'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN THAT SHE MUSTN'T SMOKE THERE.
500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "MUST/MUSTN'T" TO...

MUST/MUSTN'T DON'T CHANGE

500

HIS FATHER SAID THAT HE COULD RUN VERY FAST.

"HE CAN RUN VERY FAST", HIS FATHER SAID.

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