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Reported Speech - Coggle Diagram
Reported Speech
USE
It is used when we want to tell some story or event that happened
Difference between direct and reported speech
Direct speech- "I was in my house with my wife" Tom said
Reported speech- Tom said that he had been in his house with his wife.
Change in tenses
Past
to be past- past perfect past simple-past perfect past perfect-past perfect could-had been able to
Present
to be present-to be past simple present-past simple presen perfect-pas. perfect can-could
Future
will-would going to- to be past
Change in pronouns
In the sentences you change who it belongs to, for example her for his
Change in time expressions
something recent or still standing
to be past simple past could to be present simple present perfect present can will
something that happened a long time ago
perfect past had been able to to be past simple past perfect past could going to would
Main reporting verbs
Reporting questions
Ask someone to do something John asked me to do that
could had been able to can will going to would
Reporting orders
Tell someone something John told me that
say something to someone John said that to me