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Reported Speech:

Presente Simple Pasado Simple


TO BE TO BE
+: S + am/is/are + C +: S + Was/Were + C
-: S + am/is/are + Not + C -: S + Wasn’t/Weren’t + C
?: Am/is/are + S + C? ?: Was/Were + S + C?

VERBO VERBO
+: S + am/is/are + C +: S + V-ed + C
-: S + don´t/doesn’t + V + C -: S + didn´t + V-ed + C
?: Do/Does + S + V + C? ?: Did + S + V + C?

She always wears a coat. He said (that) she always wore a coat.
Presente Continuo Pasado Continuo
+: S + am/is/are + V-ing + C +: S + Was/Were + V-ing
-: S + am/is/are + Not + V-ing+ C -: S + Wasn’t/Weren’t + V-ing
?: Am/is/are + S + V.ing + C? ?: Was/Were + S + V-ing?

I‘m looking for my keys. She said that she was looking for her keys.
Will Would
I will finish my report in two days. He said that he would finish his report in two
days.
Pasado Simple Pasado Perfecto
TO BE +: S + Had + V-ed + C
+: S + Was/Were + C -: S + Had + not + V-ed + C
-: S + Wasn’t/Weren’t + C ?: Had + S + V-ed + C?
?: Was/Were + S + C?

VERBO
+: S + V-ed + C
-: S + didn´t + V-ed + C
?: Did + S + V + C?
He said that his friend had given him a bar
My friend gave me a bar of chocolate
of chocolate.
Presente Perfecto Pasado Perfecto
+: S + Have/Has + V-ed + C +: S + Had + V-ed + C
-: S + Haven’t/Hasn’t + V-ed + C -: S + Had + not + V-ed + C
?: Have/Has + S + V-ed + C? ?: Had + S + V-ed + C?

She has written three letters for her He said she had written three letters for her
friend. friend.

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