RULES FOR THE VIRTUAL CLASS

1. Greet everybody

2. Turn off the microphones.

 3.Turn on the camera.

4.Raise your hand to participate.

Rule 1:
the tenses change to
past in reported speech
 RULE 1:
THE TENSES CHANGE
TO PAST IN
REPORTED SPEECH
 Direct Speech Present Past
am-is was
Present tense are were

“I am very glad to see you again”, Miguel said.

yo estoy muy contento de verte otra vez, dijo Miguel

Reported Speech
Past tense
Miguel said that he was very glad to see me again.
Miguel dijo que el estaba muy contento de verme otra vez.
 Direct Speech
Present Continuous
“Sabrina is working in Buenos Aires”, he said.
Sabrina esta trabajando en Buenos Aires, he dijo

Reported Speech
Past Continuous
He said that she was working in Buenos Aires.
el dijo que ella estaba trabajando en Buenos Aires
Direct Speech
Past Simple tense
“Did you finish the test?” she asked.
Reported Speech
Past Perfect tense
She asked me if I had finished the
test.
Direct Speech
Past Continuos Tense
They said, “We weren’t going to cinema today”
Reported Speech
Past Perfect Continuos Tense
They said that they hadn’t been going to cinema
today.
Direct Speech
Present Perfect Tense
Mario said, “I’ve already gone out”
Reported Speech
Past Perfect Tense
Mario told me that he’d already gone out.
 Direct Speech
Present Perfect Continuos Tense
“I’ve been playing the piano for ten years” she
said.
Reported Speech
Past Perfect Continuos Tense
She said that she’d been playing the piano for
ten years.
 Direct Speech This stays the same for direct or reported
speech

Past Perfect Tense

“I’d been to my home before the college” she
said.
Reported Speech
Past Perfect Tense
She said that she’d been in her home before the
college
.
 Direct Speech This stays the same for direct or reported
speech

Past Perfect ContinuosTense

He said “I’d been working here for years before
quit”.
Reported Speech
Past Perfect Continuos Tense
He said that he’d been working here for years
before quit.
 RULE 2:
WE USE THE REPORTED
SPEECH WITH MODALS
Direct Speech Modal verbs
will
“Will you marry me?” he asked.
Reported Speech
would
He asked me if I would marry him.
Direct Speech Modal verbs
Can
Mónica said, “Mateo can come here tomorrow”.

Reported Speech
Could
Mónica said Mateo could come here tomorrow.
Direct Speech Modal verbs
Must
“You must finish your homework”, dad said.

Reported Speech
Had to
Dad said I had to finish my homework.
Direct Speech Modal verbs
Shall
“Shall we dance tonight at the ballroom?”,
he asked.
Reported Speech
should
He asked me if we should dance tonight at the
ballroom.
Direct Speech Modal verbs
May
“May I speak now, please?” the little girl asked.

Reported Speech
Might
The Little girl asked if she might speak
now .
Rule 3: adverbs of time also
change
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Today / Tonight That day / That night

This day / week / month / year That day / week / month / year

Tomorrow The next day

Next day / week / month / year The following day / week / month / year
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Yesterday The previous day / The day before

Last week / month / year The previous week / month / year

Now At that moment / then

Here there
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