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Reported speech - Coggle Diagram
Reported speech
reported statements
Present perfect to Past perfect
D:They have evacuated the city. R:She said that they had evacuated the city.
Present simple to past simple.
example:D:I like hot weather. R:He said that he liked hot weather.
Past simple to past perfect
D:We saw the landslide. R:They said that they had seen the landslide.
Past continuous to past perfect continuous
D:I was driving the rescue vehicle. R:She said that she had been driving the rescue vehicle.
Present continuous to Past continuous
D:Its raining R:He said that it was raining.
Will-Would
D:i wil doneta somo money. R:He said that he would doneta somo money
special verbs
+sb+to in infinitive
ask
beg
allow
command
advise
invite
instruct
order
forbid
remind
encorage
warn
want
+ing-infinitive
apologise
admit
accuse
insist
complain
deny
suggest
+to-infinitive
promise
refuse
offer
threaten
demand
claim
agree
+that-infinitive
claim
complain
boast
deny
agree
exclaim
promise
inform
suggest
say-tell
Say+to+personal
jack said to me (that) he was afraid of sharks
Tell+personal object
Tom told me (that) he was a profesional fotboll player.
Say+no personal object
example:Ben said (that) he was afraid of dogs.