reported speech 1
reported speech 2
reported speech 3
reporting verbs
vocabulary
100

simple present is transformed into...

simple past

100

present perfect is changed to...

past perfect

100

present continuous is changed to...

past continuous

100

How can we change the verbs from direct speech to reported speech?

The verbs go back one tense.

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TO KILL A PERSON INTENTIONALY IS CALL ? ALSO NAME THE CRIMILA
MURDER AND MURDERER
200

will is changed to...

would

200

can is transfer to

could

200

Can't is changed to

COULDN'T

200

tomorrow is changed to

the next day

200
TO BRAKE INTO A HOME WITH THE INTENTIONS OF STEAL. ALSO NAME THE CRIMINAL
BURGLARY/ BURGLAR-PERSON
300

I ´M WORKING LATE TONIGHT

HE /SHE SAID THAT he/she WAS WORKING LATE TONIGHT.

300
I WAS SAD ABOUT CANCELATION OF THE CONCERT
HAD BEEN SAD ABOUT THE CANCELATION OF THE CONCERT.
300
REPORTED: I CAN´T TALK RIGHT NOW IM DRIVING
I COULDN´T TALK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING
300

say ..... somebody something

TO

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TO TAKE THE WALLET OR MONYE, WITHOUT PEOPLE NOTICING. NAME THE CRIMINAL
PICKPOCKETING/ PICKPOCKET(CRIMINAL)
400

'HE STOLE MY BAG.' SHE SAID. 

HE HAD STOLEN HER BAG.

400

I CALL THE POLICE TO REPORT THE CRIME.

SHE / HE CALLED THE POLICE TO REPORT THE CRIME.

400

I´VE ALWAYS LIKED IT.

I HAD ALWAYS LIKED IT.

400

I CAN'T CLEAN THIS ROOM. HE SAID.

HE SAID HE COULDN'T CLEAN THAT ROOM.

400
TO TAKE MONEY OF YOUR WORKING PLACE TO ENRICH YOURSELF
EMBEZZEL
500

THE POLICE CAN´T FIND THE CON MAN

THE POLICE COULDN´T FIND THE CON MAN

500

THIS IS MY CLASSMATE. HE SAID.

HE SAID THAT THAT WAS HIS CLASSMATE.

500
IS A PUNISHMENT THAT CONDEMS THE CRIMINAL TO DIE
DEATH PENALTY
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