TENSES
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
WHEN WE REPORT WHAT SOMEBODY SAID IN THE PAST WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TENSE WE USE IN REPORTED SPEECH.
TRUE
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY" HE ASKED HER
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, THERE ARE USUALLY QUOTATION MARKS IN THE SENTENCES.
FALSE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS CHANGE TO THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR OR PLURAL, EXCEPT WHEN THE SPEAKER REPORTS HIS OWN WORDS.
TRUE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "MAY" TO...
MIGHT
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE OFTEN USE THE VERBS "SAY" AND "TELL". WE USE "TELL" WHEN THERE IS NO INDIRECT OBJECT. WE USE "SAY" WHEN YOU SAY WHO WAS BEING SPOKEN TO.
FALSE