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Modal Verbs
time words
steps
direct to reported
reported to direct
100

"I can bake" →  

can →  

→  She said that she could bake.

→  could

100

 that day→

the next day→ 

(reverse)


→ today 

→ tomorrow 

100

“I love chocolate” ---> I love chocolate.

Remove quotation marks.

100

"I'm playing tennis tomorrow", said Oliver.

Oliver said that he was playing tennis the next day.

100
Matt said that there weren't many people at the party. 

"There aren't many people at this party," said Matt.

200

"I will read the book" →  

will →    

 → He said that he would read the book.

→  would


200

 then→

at that moment→

(reverse)

→ now 

→at the moment 

200

I love chocolate ---> She loves chocolate.  

Change pronouns

200

"Bill's got a new mobile phone". said Conor.

Conor said that Bill had got a new mobile phone.

200

Zoe told Laura that if it was sunny the following day, they would play tennis.

Zoe told Laura: "If it's sunny tomorrow, we will play tennis"
300

"I may be late." →

 may →

→ She said that she might be late.

→ might

300

today → 

tomorrow → 


→ that day

→ the next day



300

She loves chocolate. ---> She loved chocolate.

Change tense/verbs as needed.

300

"We finished school last Friday", said Mia and Ella.

Mia and Ella said that they had finished school to previous Friday.

300

Lily told him that she had started to read his books two years before.

"I started to read your books two years ago", Lily told him.

400

"I must go to school tomorrow." →

Must → 

→ He said that he had to go to school next day.

→had to

400

now → 

at the moment →

→ then

→at that moment


400

She loved chocolate. ---> She said she loved chocolate.

Add context

400

"I think I'll go to bed early today". said Sophie.

Sophie said that she thought she would go to bed early that day. 

400

Ben said that they had had snacks there the previous week.

"We had a snack here last week," said Ben.

500

Which modal verbs stay the same?

  • must (gdy oznacza logiczny wniosek)
  • might
  • could
  • should
  • would
500

yesterday →

last week →

next week → 

→ the day/week before/the previous day/week

→ the next week/ the following week

500

“I was lost today” ---> She said she had been lost that day.

Change time words as needed.

500

"We may go to my uncle's house next weekend", Andy said.

Andy said that they might go to his uncle's house the following weekend.

500

Chris said that he didn't think the tv series on His Dark Materials was a good version of the books. 

"I don't think the TV series on His Dark Materials is a good version of the books". said Chris.