Reported Speech: A Short Guide
Reported Speech: A Short Guide
SPEECH
A short guide
DEFINITION
CHANGES IN VERBS
Direct Reported (complete the grid)
Present Simple Past Simple
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Past Simple Past Perfect
Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Shall, Will Should and Would
Can, May Could, Might
Would, Could, Might, Ought to, Would, Could, Might, Ought to,
Should Should
Must /Have to Had to
OTHER CHANGES
CHANGES IN PRONOUNS
Pronouns and possessives generally change to the third person.
OTHER CHANGES
Words denoting “nearness” become the corresponding words denoting remoteness: