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Verb tenses
Direct Speech
Present simple
Present continuous
Present perfect
Present perfect continuous
Past simple
Future simple

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Indirect/Reported Speech
Past simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Past perfect
Conditional

I hate playing golf, but I dont mind watching soccer on TV Michael

said.
Michael said he hated playing golf, but he didnt mind watching soccer
on TV.
My daughter is travelling to Australia next Sunday Susan said.
Susan affirmed that her daughter is travelling to Australia.
The teacher will come soon the student said.
The student lied that the teacher would come soon.
Susans mother watches soap operas every day Ann said.
Ann assured that his mother watches soap operas every day.
At the moment the reporter is reporting directly from the crime
scene George said.
George declared that at that moment the reporter is reporting directly
from the crime scene.
Quality papers dont use many photos. They prefer good articles
about serious issues the teacher said.
The teacher mentioned that quality papers didnt use many photos.
They prefered good articles about serious issues.
I dont let my children play computer games till late in the evening.
Its very bad for their health Mrs. Smith said.
Mrs. Smith warned that he didnt let his children play computer
games till late in the evening, because it was very bad for their health.
Sarah loves reading tabloids because of all the gossip that is there
said Susan.

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Susan confessed that Sara loves reading tabloids because of all the
gossip that is there.
Parents must teach their children to be careful when they use the
Internet and give personal information to strangers the expert said.
The expert answered that parents must teach their children to be
careful when they used the internet and give personal information to
strangers.
Yesterday I watched a film that was really scary. I couldnt sleep all
night Ann said.
Ann whispered that the day before that she had watched a film that
was really scary and she couldnt sleep all night
Last year Sarah participated in a TV programmer and she loved the
experience Jean said.
Jean announced that the previous year Sara had participated in a TV
programmer and she had loved the experience.
Next month my parents are going to buy a new TV set Alice told me.
Alice told me that next month my parents were going to buy a new TV
set.

Report these questions, suggestions and orders

Time Expressions
Direct Speech
Today
Tonight
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Last week/year/month, etc.
Next week/year/month, etc.
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Indirect/Reported Speech
That day
That night
The day before
The previous day
The following day
The previous week/ year/ month, etc.
The week/year/month, etc. before
The following week /year month, etc.

Where did you hear that news? John asked me.

John asked me that day where had I hear that news.

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Do you watch many films on TV? Mary asked John.

Mary asked John the previous day if he watched many films on TV.

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Turn the TV off immediately! ordered the mother.

The mother ordered that night to turn of the TV immediately
Will you help me with my school work? the boy asked his sister.
The boy asked to his sister if she would help him the following day.
What are you watching on TV? asked my brother
My brother demanded me what I was watching on TV
Turn on the TV set quickly, because the football match is going to
start said my father.
My father repeated me to turn on the TV set quickly, because the
football match was going to start.
Does anyone have tickets for Madonnas concert? Joe asked.
Joe insisted if anyone had tickets for Madonnas concert
Can you spell the name of the film you mentioned, please? Joe asked.
Joe murmured us if we could spell the name of the film we
mentioned.
Where have you put my mobile phone? I cant find it Jane said.
Jane cried me where I had put her mobile phone, she couldnt find it.
Why dont you sell your old TV set and buy a plasma? They have a
much better image. Miriam suggested.
Miriam suggested us why we didnt sell our old TV set and bought a
plasma, because they have better image.
Stop playing games and do your homework! my mother told me.
My mother ordered me to stop playing games and doing my homework
Dont leave the TV on stand-by, because we have to save energy my
father told me.
My father added me to didnt leave the TV on stand-by, because we
had to save energyDid you buy the last Nintendo game? Its fantastic John said.
John screamed me that I bought the last Nintendo game and that it
was fantastic.

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