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Basic reported speech rule tenses

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  • direct speech - YESTERDAY, reported speech goes to......
    reported speech is THE PREVIOUS DAY or THE DAY BEFORE
  • direct speech is HAVE TO, reported speech goes to....
    reported speech is HAD TO
  • 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 is NEXT YEAR, reported speech goes to ....
    in reported speech is THE FOLLOWING YEAR
  • direct speech SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT / WOULD / OUGHT TO, reported speech goes to.....
    in reported speech is NO CHANGE
  • direct speech is THIS, reported speech goes to....
    in reported speech is THAT
  • direct speech says "I", in reported speech is.....
    reported speech is "HE/SHE"
  • 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 in PAST PERFECT, reported speech goes to ......
    reported speech is PAST PERFECT- there is no change!
  • direct speech is HERE, reported speech goes to .....
    in reported speech is THERE
  • direct speech is MUST, reported speech goes to....
    reported speech is HAD TO
  • direct speech - TODAY, reported speech goes to....
    reported speech goes to THAT DAY
  • direct speech - TONIGHT, reported speech goes to .......
    reported speech is THAT NIGHT
  • direct speech - NOW, reported speech goes to....
    reported speech goes to THEN
  • direct speech is LAST YEAR, reported speech goes to ....
    in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS YEAR or THE YEAR BEFORE
  • direct speech is MAY, reported speech goes to.....
    reported speech is MIGHT
  • direct speech - PRESENT SIMPLE, reported speech goes to what tense?
    Reported speech is in PAST SIMPLE
  • direct speech is LAST WEEK, reported speech goes to ....
    in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS WEEK or THE WEEK BEFORE.
  • direct speech says "WE", reported speech goes to....
    in reported speech is THEY
  • Direct speech - CAN, reported speech goes to.....
    reported speech is COULD
  • Direct speech in future simple (WILL/WON´T). Reported speech goes to.....
    WOULD / WOULDN´T- modal verb for the reported speech
  • 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.
  • direct speech - TOMORROW, reported speech goes to ....
    reported speech is THE NEXT/FOLLOWING DAY or THE DAY AFTER
  • Direct speech in PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, reported speech goes to ......
    Reported speech is PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
  • direct speech is LAST MONTH, reported speech goes to ....
    in reported speech is THE PREVIOUS MONTH or THE MONTH BEFORE
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