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    The document summarizes the key changes that must be made when converting direct speech to reported speech in English. It lists changes that need to be made to pronouns, time and place adverbs, verbs, and modal verbs. For pronouns, the speaker's pronouns change to the third person in reported speech, and verbs change their tense accordingly. Time, place and other adverbs may require modification to the past tense or relative to the reporting clause. Verbs used to report questions and statements are also provided.

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    Anexo 4

    Diego Gmez

    Direct Speech

    Reported Speech

    Present simple:

    Past simple:

    I live in London.

    He said (that) he lived in London.

    Present continuous:

    Past continuous:

    I am not watching TV.

    He said (that)he was not watching


    TV.

    Present perfect:

    Past perfect:

    I havent broken that glass.

    He said (that) he hadnt broken


    that glass.

    Past simple:

    Past perfect:

    I woke up at 7.

    He said (that) he had woken up at.

    Imperative:

    Infinitive:

    Close the door.


    Close the door, please.

    He told me to close the door.


    He asked me to close the door.

    Past perfect:

    No change:

    I had told Sue that joke.

    He said (that) he had told Sue that


    joke.

    Changes in modal verbs.


    Can:

    Could:

    Tom cant drive.

    He said (that) Tom couldnt drive.

    Will:

    Would:

    I will be home at 5.

    He said (that) he would be home


    at 5.

    Must:

    Had to:

    I must do the shopping.

    He said (that) he had to do the


    shopping.

    May:

    Might:

    Rob may arrive late.

    He said (that) Rob might arrive


    late.

    Neednt:

    Didnt have to :

    You neednt help me.

    He said (that) I didnt have to help


    him.

    Direct Speech

    Reported Speech

    I / me / my / mine.

    He- she / him-her/ hisher / his-hers.


    I / me / my / mine.

    You/ you (object) /


    your / yours.
    We / us / our /
    ours.
    This / these.
    Here.
    Now.
    ago.
    Today.
    Tonight.
    Yesterday.
    Tomorrow.
    Next
    Last

    They / them / their /


    theirs.
    That / those.
    There.
    Then.
    before.
    That day.
    That night.
    The day before / the
    previous day.
    The next day / the
    following day.
    The following
    The previous

    Verbs for statements:


    admit/ claim/ complain/
    declare/ exclaim/ explain/
    reply.
    Verbs to report questions:
    ask/ demand/ inquire/ want
    to know/ wonder.

    Other reporting verbs: tell / ask / warn / advise / order.


    Note:
    -Say: Ray said (that) he was tired. (We do not mention an indirect object).
    Ray said to me (that) he was tired. (If we want to mention an indirect object, we must
    use the preposition to).
    -Tell: Sandra told me (that) she had worked hard. (We also use tell to report
    statements. With tell we must mention an indirect object.)

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