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Zach says, "I don't like doing homework."
Zach said that he didn't like doing homework.
"There are three people waiting at the bus stop," Eartha said.
Eartha said that there were three people waiting at the bus stop.
"I will buy a house one day," Ivan said.
Ivan said that he would buy a house one day.
DIRECT SPEECH: I can´t go to school today.
REPORTED SPEECH: She said she can´t go to school today.
She said she couldn´t go to school today.
Transform the given modal verbs to reported speech:
can, will
could, would
Kitty said to me, "Mum is going to the supermarket."
Kitty told me that her mum was going to the supermarket.
She said she was happy.
I am happy
In reported speech, we change "simple past tense" to...
past perfect tense
My mum told that she wants to go to Stanley Market for her birthday.
My mum told (OBJECT) that she wants to go to Stanley Market for her birthday.
OBJECT: me, you, us, him, her, them
simple past tense
Gordon says, " The cat is climbing the tree."
Gordon said that the cat was climbing the tree.
Yannie said that Judy wasn't going to school the following day.
Yannie says, "Judy isn't going to school tomorrow."
"I don't think we can go to the wedding next June," said Sunny.
Sunny said that he didn't think they could go to the wedding the following June.
The principal says that we can visit her next Monday.
The principal said that we can visit her next Monday.
In reported speech, we change "may" to...
might
Sophie yells, "I must finish my homework!"
Sophie yelled that she had to finish her homework!
Jollie said that her father had to travel a lot.
"My father must travel a lot," Jollie says.
Create a Reported Speech question about this class.
Miss Yu asked us if we had any questions about reported speech.
My brother tells me that he like going to the cinema on weekends.
My brother told me that he like going to the cinema on weekends.
In reported speech, we change "must" to...
had to
"How do you feel?" Osman asks.
Osman asked how i felt.
"I can get a job in London," Tim told me.
Tim told me that he could get a job in London.
His teacher told him that if he wanted to get better marks, he would need to study a lot more."
If you want to get better marks, you will need to study a lot more," his teacher said.
The teacher is saying that she can’t mark my work now.
The teacher said that she can’t mark my work now.
In reported speech, we change "now" to...
then