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Reported speech

I can report direct speech with the correct time and place references.

Reported speech

How was the e*a wtf i thought It was easy.

Tense changes
We can use that before the second verb, but it isn't
When we talk about what people said in the past, we use necessary.
a reporting verb like say or tell. We usually change the Tanya: 'I'm doing my homework.'
tense of the reporting verb so that when the verb is in Tanya said (that) she was doing her homework.
the present simple tense, for example, we report it using
If what someone says is still true when we report it,
the past simple tense. We use quotation marks (') in
then we can choose to change the tense or not.
direct speech but not in reported speech.
7 like vegetables.'-* You said you like vegetables.
Sue: 'I play tennis every day' (direct speech)
Sue said that she played tennis every day (reported speech)
Anna: 'I've been to Scotland'. (present perfect) Pronoun changes
Anna said that she had been to Scotland, (past perfect) We usually need to change pronouns (I, we) and the
verb form when we report speech.
Direct speech tense Reported speech tense
Molly says, 7 enjoy maths.' -> Molly says she enjoys maths.
Present simple Past simple Jason thinks: 'Amy doesn't like me: -» Jason thought
Amy didn't like him.
Present continuous Past continuous
Past simple/Present perfect Past perfect Say or tell?

will would We use tell (someone something) if we want to
include the person or indirect object.
am/is/are going to was/were going to
Anna told Sue she was going to the dentist.

can could She tells me she's happy.
She says she's happy.

*1 Look at the pictures and circle the correct verb form.
we doÿ't watch TV.
I m, rich.
'

ÿ She said she was /1 was rich. 2 They said we didn't/they didn't watch TV.

it's Qoíia¿) to rah*,. I like spiders.

1 He said it was / he was going to rain. 3 He said he liked /1 liked spiders.

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