1. Reported Speech (Sequence of Tenses)
English V
Lesson15

2. Ben says: “I study well.”
Ben says (that) he studies well.
Ben said: “I study well.”
Ben said (that) he studied well.
Dick said to me: “ I usually buy a lot of sweets.”
Dick told me (that) he usually bought a lot of sweets.
They said to me : “We are going to London soon.”
They told me they were going to London soon.

3. Nick said: “I can swim badly.”
Nick said he could swim badly.
We said: “It doesn’t rain in winter.”
We said it didn’t rain in winter.
Ann said to me: “I have just met Boris in the street.”
Ann told me she had just met Boris in the street.

4. How the words change Am/is - was Are - were Have/has/ - had
Can could
Shall/will should/would
Do/does/ did
V (wash) V-ed (washed)
V (get) V2 (got)

5. Refer direct speech into indirect speech
I said: “I know English very well.”
I said (that) I knew English very well.
They said: “We are going to the cinema.”
They said they were going to the cinema.
Nick said: “I can repair my bicycle.”
Nick said he could repair his bicycle.

6. Ben said to Harry: “I have already bought chess.”
Ben told Harry he had already bought chess.
Sally said: “My friend doesn’t like milk.”
Sally told her friend didn’t like milk.
She said: “They often speak about the weather.”
She told they often spoke about the weather.