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"She hasn't eaten sushi before" Marcus said
Marcus said that she hadn't eaten sushi before
"We won't do that again" they promised
They promised me that they would not do that again / They promised me not to do that again
"I'm sorry I couldn't attend the meeting" She said
She said she was sorry she couldn´t attend the meeting
"Hi Phineas. What are you doing?" Isabella asked
Isabella asked Phineas what he was doing
"Would you like to have a cup of tea?" He asked
He asked if I would like to have a cup of tea
"Could you give me a glass of water, please?" He asked
He asked me if I could give him a glass of water
"It will rain next Thursday" the weatherman said
The weatherman said it would rain the following Thursday
"What's your name?" the instructor asked
The instructor asked me what my name was
He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday."
He said he had found the money in the garden the previous day
"Do you think anybody can write a good story?" I asked ....
I asked if he thought anybody could write a good story.
What generally happens to the original verb in reported speech?
It shifts back one tense (for example present to past)
For what type of questions do you use if/whether in reported speech?
Yes or no
Will -> Can -> May ->
Would , could , might
