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REPORT SPEECH - Coggle Diagram
REPORT SPEECH
QUESTIONS
To transform questions
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The changes to tense, subjects proununs
and time words are the same.
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AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE
Present simple --> Past simple
"I am hungry" --> He said he was hungry.
Present continuous --> past continuous
I am playing football --> Lidia said she was playing football.
Past simple --> Past perfect simple
I arrived with him--> She said she had arrived with him.
Present perfect simple --> Past perfect simple
I've been here before --> He said he had been here before.
Can --> Could
I can't swim --> Izan said he couldn't swim.
Will / Would --> Would
I won't study for the exam --> She said she wouldn't study for the exam
Am / is / are going to --> Was / were going to
I am going to dance --> He said he was going to dance.
Yesterday --> The day before / The previous day
Yesterday I went to school --> She said that the previous day she went to school
Tomorrow --> The following day
Tomorrow it will happen again --> He said that the following day it would happen again
Next week --> The following week
The next week will be great --> She said the following week would be great.
Last week --> The week before / The previous week
Last week wasn't exciting --> He said the week before wasn't exciting.
You --> I / we
You are very friendly --> She said I was very friendly
The reported speech is used to tell what someone has said without using the exact words pronounced by that person.