1. REPORTED SPEECH
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2. The Understanding
Reported speech refers to report what someone has said. No quotation marks are used.

3. 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

4. EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Present simple Past simple I watch TV everyday. - She said (that) she watched TV everyday. (V1) - (V2)

5. 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

6. EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Present perfect Past Perfect I have watched TV. - She said (that) she had watched TV. Have/has + V3 - had+V3

7. EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Past simple Past Perfect I watched TV. - She said (that) she had watched TV. (V2) - had + V3

8. EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Can / Can’t Could / Couldn’t I can watch TV. - She said (that) she could watch TV.

9. EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Will / Won’t Would / Wouldn’t I will watch TV. - She said (that) she would watch TV.

10. 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.

11. 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)