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Indirect Speech in past

INGLES IX

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López Pérez Juan Carlos

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María Isabel Téllez García

Indirect speech in past

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Person 1: “When is Xmas (Christmas)?”
Person 2: What did she ask?
Person 3: She asked When Christmas was
Rule tense for indirect speech in past
Simple present Simple past
Present progressive Past progressive
Simple past Past perfect
Past progressive Past perfect progressive
Present perfect Past perfect
Can Could
Will Would
Is Was
Are going to Were going to

Is it rainning tomorrow?
- She asked if it was raining the following day
The day after
- Tom visited Europe last summer
She said that Tom had visited Europe last summer
- Mr and Mrs Thomson have lived in USA all their lives (until the war started)
She said that they had been living in USA all their lives (until the war started)
She said that they had lived in USA all their lives
- We cannot speak russian
They said that they coldn´t speak russian
- Tommy and Sally are studying French at the IFAL
She said that Tommy and Sally were studying french at the IFAL
- Will you still love me after I grow old?
He asked if she would love him after he grew old
- When does Charles have math class? (Charles has math class)
She asked when Charles had math class
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Other verbs used for the reported speech in past

Complete these sentences in the reported speech.

Example: "I went to shops."
- John said he had gone to shops.

1. "It is so sad."
I said ...it was so sad.

2. "I've already done it."

He claimed that .... he had already done it.

3."I saw you at the station."

Kim told me …he had seen me at the station.

4. "I can't help you."

Dan explained that .... he coudn't help me.

5. "I could fail the exam."

He was afraid that he could fail the exam.

6. "The Amazon is the biggest river."

He knew that .... the Amazon was the biggest river.

7. "I may come a bit late."

Bill told me that he might come a bit late.

8. "I've been reading a book."

He replied that he had been reading a book.

9. "David must be on a diet."

The doctor said he had to be on a diet.
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10. "You haven't written the essay."

The teacher thought that I hadn't written the essay.

11. "I was with her."

Jim admitted that he had been with her.

12. "I'm texting my boyfriend."

She said that she was texting her boyfriend.

13. "I will finish the picture."

Marion promised he would finish the picture.

14. "I would accept it."

She said that she would accept it.