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    The document outlines the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how to change the tense of verbs when reporting what someone said, depending on whether the reported statement refers to past, present or future time. It also lists common words like this, here, now that change to that, there, then in reported speech.

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    The document outlines the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how to change the tense of verbs when reporting what someone said, depending on whether the reported statement refers to past, present or future time. It also lists common words like this, here, now that change to that, there, then in reported speech.

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    The document outlines the rules for changing direct speech into reported speech in English. It provides examples of how to change the tense of verbs when reporting what someone said, depending on whether the reported statement refers to past, present or future time. It also lists common words like this, here, now that change to that, there, then in reported speech.

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    DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

    Ann:
    “I study English.” Ann said (that) she studied English.
    “I am studying English.” Ann said (that) she was studying English.
    “I studied English.” Ann said (that) she had studied English.
    “I have studied English.” Ann said (that) she had studied English.
    “I will study English.” Ann said (that) she would study English.
    “I am going to study English.” Ann said (that) she was going to study English.
    “I can study English.” Ann said (that) she could study English.
    “I may study English.” Ann said (that) she might study English.
    “I might study English.” Ann said (that) she might study English.
    “I must study English.” Ann said (that) she must/had to study English.
    “I have to study English.” Ann said (that) she had to study English.
    “I should study English.” Ann said (that) she should study English.
    “I ought to study English.” Ann said (that) she ought to study English.

    DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH


    this / these  that / those
    here  there
    now  then, at that time
    today  that day
    tonight  that night
    tomorrow  the next day; the following day
    next (week, month, year)  the (week, month, year) after;
    the following (week, month, year)
    yesterday  the previous day; the day before
    last (week, month, year)  the previous (week, month, year) ;
    the (week, month, year) before

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