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    The document provides examples of how to change direct speech and questions into reported speech and questions. It lists the different tenses used in direct versus reported speech such as changing "I like ice cream" to "She said that she liked ice cream". It also shows how to change adverbs like "now" to "then" when changing to reported speech. Finally, it demonstrates how direct questions like "Where is the Post Office?" can be changed to reported questions like "She asked me where the Post Office was."

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    The document provides examples of how to change direct speech and questions into reported speech and questions. It lists the different tenses used in direct versus reported speech such as changing "I like ice cream" to "She said that she liked ice cream". It also shows how to change adverbs like "now" to "then" when changing to reported speech. Finally, it demonstrates how direct questions like "Where is the Post Office?" can be changed to reported questions like "She asked me where the Post Office was."

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    Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech: Doesn't Change

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    Martin Criscione
    The document provides examples of how to change direct speech and questions into reported speech and questions. It lists the different tenses used in direct versus reported speech such as changing "I like ice cream" to "She said that she liked ice cream". It also shows how to change adverbs like "now" to "then" when changing to reported speech. Finally, it demonstrates how direct questions like "Where is the Post Office?" can be changed to reported questions like "She asked me where the Post Office was."

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    Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

    present
    I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream.
    simple
    present I am living in
    She said (that) she was living in London.
    continuous London
    She said (that) she had bought a car OR
    past simple I bought a car
    She said (that) she bought a car.
    past I was walking She said (that) she had been walking along
    continuous along the street the street.
    present I haven't seen
    She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
    perfect Julie
    I had taken
    She said (that) she had taken English
    past perfect* English lessons
    lessons before.
    before
    will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.
    would* I would help, but… She said (that) she would help but...
    I can speak perfect She said (that) she could speak perfect
    can
    English English.
    I could swim when She said (that) she could swim when she
    could*
    I was four was four.
    shall I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.
    I should call my
    should* She said (that) she should call her mother
    mother
    might* I might be late She said (that) she might be late
    She said (that) she must study at the
    I must study at the
    must weekend OR She said she had to study at
    weekend
    the weekend
    *doesn’t change.
    Adverbs

    now then / at that time


    today yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27th of June
    the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of
    yesterday
    December
    last night the night before, Thursday night
    last week the week before / the previous week
    tomorro
    today / the next day / the following day / Friday
    w

    Direct Question Reported Question


    Where is the Post Office,
    She asked me where the Post Office was.
    please?
    What are you doing? She asked me what I was doing.
    She asked me who that fantastic man had
    Who was that fantastic man?
    been.

    Direct Question Reported Question


    Do you love me? He asked me if I loved him.
    Have you ever been to
    She asked me if I had ever been to Mexico.
    Mexico?
    Are you living here? She asked me if I was living here.

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