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He says that he isn´t going
He says he isn´t going
2.2. Reported statements with a change of tense
When the main verb of the sentence is in the past tense, the tense in the reported statement
is changed:
Present simple My name is Stella past simple= She said her name was Stella/She said
that her name was Stella
Present continuous I´m not going past continuous= He said he wasn´t going / He said
that he wasn´t going
2.3. Reported statements: tense changes
When the main verb of the sentence is in the past tense, the tense in the reported statement
is changed:
“I´ll talk to Mr. Jones” He said he would talk to Mr. Jones
“I haven´t seen anybody” She said she hadn´t seen anybody
“I must go” He said he had to go
Speaker´s words Reported Statement
Will Would
Shall Should
Is going to Was going to
Present simple Past simple
Present continuous Past continuous
Past continuous Past perfect continuous
Past simple Past perfect
Present perfect Past perfect
Must Had to
Can Could
2.4. Reported statements: other changes
Other words in direct speech need to be changed when they are reported. Here are some
examples:
Speaker´s words Reported Statement
Tomorrow The next day/the following day
Yesterday The day before
Here There
This/that The
This morning That morning
Today That day
Tonight That night
