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The document provides examples of how to change direct speech into indirect speech based on tense and pronouns. It shows how the tense of the verb changes in the indirect quote based on when the direct quote occurred in relation to when it is reported. Pronouns like "this", "these", "today" change to "that", "those", "that day" respectively in the indirect quote. Signal words like "said", "told" introduce the indirect quote.

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Reported Speech Present Past PDF

The document provides examples of how to change direct speech into indirect speech based on tense and pronouns. It shows how the tense of the verb changes in the indirect quote based on when the direct quote occurred in relation to when it is reported. Pronouns like "this", "these", "today" change to "that", "those", "that day" respectively in the indirect quote. Signal words like "said", "told" introduce the indirect quote.

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  • Reported Speech: Provides a comparison between direct and indirect speech using various tense examples.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Simple Present
Simple Past
Jack said: “I get up at 6 0'clock”. Jack said that he got up at six o'clock.

Present Continuous Past Continuous


Liz said: “I am working”. Liz said that she was working.

Simple Past Past Perfect


Ann said: “I wrote a letter”. Ann said that she had written a letter.

Going to- Future Past Continuous


I said: "I'm going to visit Peter"! I said I was going to visit Peter.

This That
Norma said: “This is my car”. Norma said that that was her car.

These Those
Antony said: “These tickets are too Antony said that those tickets were too expensive.
expensive”.
Today
I said: “There is a great movie on TV That day
today”. I said that there was a great movie on TV that day.

Tomorrow The next day / The following day


The weather forecast said: “It will be hot The weather forecast said that it was going to be hot on
tomorrow”. the following day.

Must Had to
She told me: "I must hurry up." She told me she had to hurry up.

Can
was able to
She said: "I can help you"
She told me that she was able to help me
Advice or order
She told me not to go there
She said: " Don't go there"
Transform the sentences into indirect speech.

Peter said: - I like your new car.

Mom said: - I have already bought the plane


tickets.
My brother said: - I missed the match yesterday.

My friends said: - We will see you tomorrow.

I said: - I'm going to watch TV.

My aunt said: - There are many flowers in my


garden.
Helen said: - I saw you this morning in the park.

Antony said. - I can't come tomorrow.

The waiter said: - We don't have this dish any


more.
The teacher said: - You must finish the test.

Monique said: - I'm going to Paris today.

My sister asked: - Can I borrow your dress?

I said: - I will ask for help.

She asked: - Why did you leave the party so


early yesterday?
The teacher advised: - You should revise your
lessons before the test.
He said: - I can't drive; I don't have a driver's
license.
Dad asked: - Where have you been?

Ben said to his brother: - Be careful.

The flight attendant asked: - Do you prefer fish


or chicken?
The neighbors shouted: - Don't make so much
noise.
My brother said: - I won't go to school tomorrow.

Jenny said: I got married last year

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