REPORTED SPEECH ThereVernalita
The Understanding Reported speech refers to report what someone has said. No quotation marks are used.
Methodology Direct speech Reported Speech Present simple - Past simple Present continuous - Past continuous Present Perfect - Past Simple - Past perfect Can/Can’t - Could / Couldn’t Will/Won’t - Must - Had to Reported Speech Past perfect Would / Wouldn’t
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Present simple Past simple I watch TV everyday. - She said (that) she watched TV everyday. (V1) - (V2)
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Present continuous Past Continuous I am watching TV. - She said (that) she was watching TV. to be (is/am/are)+V.ing - to be (was/were)V.ing
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Present perfect Past Perfect I have watched TV. - She said (that) she had watched TV. Have/has + V3 - had+V3
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Past simple Past Perfect I watched TV. - She said (that) she had watched TV. (V2) - had + V3
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Can / Can’t Could / Couldn’t I can watch TV. - She said (that) she could watch TV.
EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Will / Won’t Would / Wouldn’t I will watch TV. - She said (that) she would watch TV.
Must Had to I must watch TV. She said (that) she had to watch TV. EXAMPLE EXAMPLE Must Had to I must watch TV. She said (that) she had to watch TV.
NOTES EXAMPLE When we used reported speech, we change the words that were said to make them fit out into our own sentence. For example: When Peter is talking about Bill he says He wanted, not I want)