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Present Simple
He said, I eat pizza.
REPORTED SPEECH
Past Simple
He said (that) he ate
pizza.
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
He said, I am eating
He said (that) he was
pizza.
eating pizza.
Past Simple
Past Perfect Simple
He said, I ate pizza.
He said (that) he had
eaten pizza.
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
He said, I was eating Continuous
pizza.
He said (that) he had
been eating pizza.
Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple
He said, I have eaten He said (that) he had
pizza.
eaten pizza.
Present Perfect
Continuous
He said, I have been
eating pizza.
Past Perfect
Continuous
He said (that) he had
been eating pizza.
DIRECT SPEECH
Will
She said, I will leave.
Can
They said, We can win
the game.
May
He said, They may be
late.
Must
She said, You must
wash your hands.
He said, You mustnt
smoke here.
Need
They said, We need to
go.
INDIRECT SPEECH
Would
She said (that) she would
leave.
Could
They said (that) they could
win the game.
Might
He said (that) they might be
late.
Had to (obligation)
She said that I had to wash
my hands.
Must (prohibition)
He said (that) we mustnt
smoke here.
Needed/Had to
They said (that) they
needed/had to go.
Neednt/Dont have to
She said, You
neednt/dont have to
wait.
She said, You
neednt/dont have to
come tonight.
QUESTIONS
(Reported
questions have
the form of
affirmative
sentences)
COMMANDS
REQUESTS
ADVICE
DIRECT
SPEECH
He said/asked,
When is the
party?(with
question word)
He said/asked,
Did you enjoy
your meal?
He said, Sit
down!
He said, Could
you turn the lights
off?
She said, You
should stop
smoking.
REPORTED
SPEECH
He asked when
the party was.
He asked me if I
had enjoyed my
meal.
He told
me/ordered me
to sit down.
He asked me to
turn the lights off.
She advised me
to stop smoking.
DIRECT SPEECH
INDIRECT
SPEECH
now
today
yesterday
the day before yesterday
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
this
last
next
ago
here
Come
then
that day
the day before
two days before
the next/following day
in two days time
that
the previous/ . before
the following
. before
there
go
EXERCISES
Turn the statements into Reported Speech.
1. I am flying to London tomorrow, Mary said.
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2. What did you do last night? she asked.
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6. You should really see a doctor she said.
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7. Is there anything else I can do? he asked.
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8. I had just arrived, when I heard the news Paul said.
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8. She said that she loved the weather that day.
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9. The man asked her to go there.
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10.
Mother said that she had been cooking for two hours
that day.
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