DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE Simple
I live in Oradea. He said that you lived in Oradea.
Past tense PAST PERFECT TENSE
I lived in Oradea. He said you had lived in Oradea.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/ PAST PERFECT SIMPLE/ CONT.
CONT.
I have already read the book. He said he had already read the book.
FUTURE FUTURE IN THE PAST
I will take the exam tomorrow. My friend said he would take the exam the
next day.
CONTINUOS FORM CONTINOUS FORM
I WAS STUDYING English. He said he was being studying English
MUST- obligation HAD TO
I must study hard for the exam. She said she had to study hard for the exam.
Must- probability MUST
He must be already in the house. I said he must be already in the house.
MAY-permission Was , were allowed to
You may go out now. He said I was allowed to go out.
May possibility May
He may give a true answer to my I said he may give a true answer to my
question. question.
Can COULD/ WAS, WERE ABLE TO
MODAL VERBS MODEL VERBS
IMPERATIV INFINITIV
DONT +V Not to+v
This ----------- That
These --------- Those
Here--------- There
Now -------Then
Ago/back -------Before
Yesterday -------The day before
Today --------- That day
Tomorrow -------- The next day
Next day -------- The next day, the
following day
In 3 days ------- 3 days later
Last -------The previous