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Direct Speech
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Reported Speech
(Reported speech)
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Change of pronouns
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I
We
my
your
our
me
us
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⇒ he/she
⇒ they
⇒ his/her
⇒ my
⇒ their
⇒ him/her
⇒ them
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Change of place and time
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here
today
this morning
yesterday
tomorrow
next week
next month
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⇒ there
⇒ that day
⇒ that morning
⇒ the day before
⇒ the next day
⇒ the following week
⇒ the following month
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Original tense
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Reported tense
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Example
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Simple Present
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Simple Past
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"We enjoy fishing" - They said they enjoyed fishing
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Simple Past
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Past Perfect
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"He saw it" - She said he had seen it
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Present Perfect
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Past Perfect
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"She's gone" - You said she had gone
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Present Continuous
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Past Continuous
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"I'm leaving" - You said you were leaving
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Past Continuous
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Past Perfect Continuous
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"He was reading" - He said he had been reading
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can
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could
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"I can sing" - She said she could sing
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may
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might
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"We may stay" - They said they might stay
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must
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had to
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"I must go" - He said he had to go
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will
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would
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"I'll buy them" - You said you would buy them
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