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Basic reported speech rule tenses
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What do we use when reporting yes/no questions? e.g. "Was it difficult?" asked Melissa
asked + IF or WHETHER e.g. Melissa asked IF / WHETHER it was difficult.
In questions with a WH- word we use ......e.g. Where do you live? asked Alice.
asked + WH-word e.g. Alice asked where I lived (WITHOUT A ? MARK) because its a statement now,  not a question.
direct speech is LAST YEAR, reported speech goes to ....
in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS YEAR or THE YEAR BEFORE
direct speech is LAST MONTH, reported speech goes to ....
in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS MONTH or THE MONTH BEFORE
direct speech is LAST WEEK, reported speech goes to ....
in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS WEEK or THE WEEK BEFORE.
direct speech is NEXT YEAR, reported speech goes to ....
in reported speech is THE FOLLOWING YEAR
direct speech is NEXT MONTH, reported speech goes to ....
in reported speech is THE FOLLOWING MONTH
direct speech NEXT WEEK, reported speech goes to....
in reported speech is THE FOLLOWING WEEK
direct speech SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / WOULD / OUGHT TO, reported speech goes to.....
in reported speech is NO CHANGE
direct speech says "WE", reported speech goes to....
in reported speech is THEY
direct speech says "I", in reported speech is.....
reported speech is "HE/SHE"
direct speech is THIS, reported speech goes to....
in reported speech is THAT
direct speech is HERE, reported speech goes to .....
in reported speech is THERE
direct speech is HAVE TO, reported speech goes to....
reported speech is HAD TO
direct speech is MUST, reported speech goes to....
reported speech is HAD TO
direct speech is MAY, reported speech goes to.....
reported speech is MIGHT
direct speech - YESTERDAY, reported speech goes to......
reported speech is THE PREVIOUS DAY or THE DAY BEFORE
direct speech - TOMORROW, reported speech goes to ....
reported speech is THE NEXT/FOLLOWING DAY or THE DAY AFTER
Direct speech - CAN, reported speech goes to.....
reported speech is COULD
direct speech - TONIGHT, reported speech goes to .......
reported speech is THAT NIGHT
direct speech - TODAY, reported speech goes to....
reported speech goes to THAT DAY
direct speech - NOW, reported speech goes to....
reported speech goes to THEN
direct speech in PAST PERFECT, reported speech goes to ......
reported speech is PAST PERFECT- there is no change!
Direct speech in PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, reported speech goes to ......
Reported speech is PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
direct speech - PRESENT SIMPLE, reported speech goes to what tense?
Reported speech is in PAST SIMPLE
Direct speech in future simple (WILL/WON´T). Reported speech goes to.....
WOULD / WOULDN´T- modal verb for the reported speech
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