Share CAE - UNIT 8: REPORTED SPEECH
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Change to reported speech: "We drove all night," they said.
They said they had driven all night.
Change to reported speech: "I'll try to fix it," he said.
He said he would try to fix it.
Which tense does not move 'further back' in reported speech?
Past perfect (e.g., "I had finished" → "He said he had finished").
How does "must" usually change in reported speech?
It often changes to "had to," but sometimes remains the same (e.g., "You must leave" → "She said I had to leave").
Change to reported speech: "I wouldn't go skiing again," she said.
She said she wouldn't go skiing again. (No change)
Change to reported speech: "I love black coffee," he said. (If still true)
He said he loves black coffee.
When does the verb tense NOT need to change in reported speech?
If the information is still true or the reporting verb is in the present.
Change to reported speech: "I will always support you," Tom told Anna.
Tom told Anna that he would always support her.
Change to reported speech: "You never listen to me," she said to us.
She said we never listened to her.
Change to reported speech: "Did you see my keys?" John asked me.
John asked me if I had seen his keys.
What happens to "my" in reported speech if the speaker is different from the reporter?
It changes according to the new subject (e.g., "my" → "his/her/their").
Change to reported speech: "I’ll see you tomorrow," she said.
She said she would see me the next/following day.
How does "yesterday" change in reported speech?
It changes to "the day before".
Change to reported speech: "We are moving here next month," they said.
They said they were moving there the following month.
How does "last week" change in reported speech?
It changes to "the previous week" or "the week before".
Change to reported speech: "I arrived today," she said.
She said she had arrived that day.
