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Reported Speech (B2)

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  • "It will rain next Thursday" the weatherman said
    The weatherman said it would rain the following Thursday
  • "Could you give me a glass of water, please?" He asked
    He asked me if I could give him a glass of water
  • "Would you like to have a cup of tea?" He asked
    He asked if I would like to have a cup of tea
  • He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday."
    He said he had found the money in the garden the previous day
  • "Hi Phineas. What are you doing?" Isabella asked
    Isabella asked Phineas what he was doing
  • For what type of questions do you use if/whether in reported speech?
    Yes or no
  • "She hasn't eaten sushi before" Marcus said
    Marcus said that she hadn't eaten sushi before
  • "I'm sorry I couldn't attend the meeting" She said
    She said she was sorry she couldn´t attend the meeting
  • "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
  • "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)
  • "What's your name?" the instructor asked
    The instructor asked me what my name was
  • Will -> Can -> May ->
    Would , could , might
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