Reported Speech - Reference
Reported Speech - Reference
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| Jack said: | Reported Speech
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Tense Transformation | |
| "I'm tired." "I'm not ready." "I've got too much to do." "I don't see why I should go." "I don't like Anne." |
Jack said (that) .... | ... he was tired. ... he wasn't ready. ... he had too much to do. ... he didn't see why he should go. ... he didn't like Anne. |
simple present -> simple past (no "got" in past) |
| "I'm feeling a bit ill." | ... he was feeling a bit ill. | present continuous -> past continuous | |
| "I've finished all my homework." | ... he had finished all his homework. | present perfect -> past perfect | |
| "I'll give you back the CDs on Tuesday." | ... he would give me back the CDs ... | future simple -> conditional | |
| QUESTION WORDS | |||
| Jack asked me: | Jack asked me .... |
Tense Transformation | |
| "What time is it?" "Who lives in that house?" |
... what time it was. ... who lived in that house. |
simple present -> simple past | |
| "Where is Jill going?" | ... where Jill was going. | present continuous -> past continuous | |
| "Where have you been?" | ... where I had been. | present perfect -> past perfect | |
| "What time will you be home?" | ... what time I would be home. | future simple -> conditional | |
| "Can you lend me £20?" | ... if I could lend him £20. | can -> could | |