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Video (Indirect Speech (What changes? (2 (was / were --> had been…

- - - - The verb of the original sentence has changed its tense (come-->came)
      - The pronoun has changed to indicate the person who spoke (I-->he)
        
        Direct: John said, "I often come here". Indirect: John said (that) he often came here)
      - The two parts can be connected with "that" or without "that"
    - - was / were --> had been
      - can --> could
      - are --> were
      - must -->must (no change or had to
      - Am / is -->was
      - may --> might
      - might --> (no change)
      - could -->could (no change) or had been able to
  - - - Where did you go?
    - - Could you tell me where you went?
- - - - Original question: Can. Reported speech: Could
        
        EXAMPLE: Ted asked me if I COULD COOK
  - - - Original question, Jennifer: "HAVE you GONE to the bank?" Reported speech, Jennifer asked me IF I HAD GONE to the bank
        
        Original question: Present perfect. Reported speech: Past perfect
  - - - Original question: Present. Reported speech: Past
        
        EXAMPLE: Jennifer asked me if I had gone to the bank