DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
QUESTIONS
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

"ARE YOU OK?" TOM ASKED ME.

TOM ASKED ME IF I WAS OK. 

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

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY?" HE ASKED HER.

HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.

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

VIVIAN ASKED ME "WHICH IS THE BEST WEBSITE FOR FUNNY VIDEOS?"

VIVIAN ASKED ME WHICH WAS THE BEST WEBSITE FOR FUNNY VIDEOS.

300

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

THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE

400

"I AM DRINKING SODA, NOT WATER" HE REPLIED.

HE REPLIED THAT HE WAS DRINKING SODA, NOT WATER. 

400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
400

THE TEACHER ASKED THE STUDENTS "CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE JOKE IS ABOUT?"

THE TEACHER ASKED THE STUDENTS IF THEY COULD TELL HIM WHAT THE JOKE IS ABOUT. 

400

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

THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY

500
AMMY SAID "I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH EXCITING PAINTINGS BEFORE". 

AMMY SAID THAT SHE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH EXCITING PAINTINGS BEFORE. 

500

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

HAD TO

500

HER BOYFRIEND ASKED "WHEN DID YOU FINISH STUDYING ENGLISH?"

HER BOYFRIEND ASKED WHEN SHE HAD FINISHED STUDYING ENGLISH. 


500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THIS YEAR" TO...

THAT YEAR

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