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Reported Speech (Indirect) (PRESENT (Present simple ⇾ Past simple (Example…
Reported Speech (Indirect)
We use reported speech to say what someone said
In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verbs
Quoted Speech ⇾ Reported Speech
PRESENT
Present simple ⇾ Past simple
Example:
She eats lunch ⇾ She said she ate lunch
Present continuous⇾Past continuous
Example:
He is painting⇾ He was Painting
Present perfect⇾Past perfect
Example:
They have had a shower⇾ They had had a shower
FUTURE
Future going to (be goin to) ⇾ was/were going to
Example.
She will go ⇾ She would go
Future simple (will)⇾would
Example
They are going to play basquetbol⇾ They were going to play basquetbol.
PAST
Past perfect ⇾ Past perfect
Example
They had had a dog ⇾ they had had a dog
Past simple⇾ past perfect
Example
He took my photo⇾He had taken my photo
