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    This document provides examples of how to report direct speech in indirect speech or reported speech in English. It shows the changes needed to verbs and other elements when changing direct speech that uses things like "I", "you" and other pronouns to reported or indirect speech, which uses "she said", "he asked" and other reporting clauses instead. It covers reporting statements, questions, requests and other speech acts in both the present, past, future and other verb tenses.

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    This document provides examples of how to report direct speech in indirect speech or reported speech in English. It shows the changes needed to verbs and other elements when changing direct speech that uses things like "I", "you" and other pronouns to reported or indirect speech, which uses "she said", "he asked" and other reporting clauses instead. It covers reporting statements, questions, requests and other speech acts in both the present, past, future and other verb tenses.

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    Reported Speech - 1

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    This document provides examples of how to report direct speech in indirect speech or reported speech in English. It shows the changes needed to verbs and other elements when changing direct speech that uses things like "I", "you" and other pronouns to reported or indirect speech, which uses "she said", "he asked" and other reporting clauses instead. It covers reporting statements, questions, requests and other speech acts in both the present, past, future and other verb tenses.

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    Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

    present simple I like ice cream She said (that) she _______ice cream.
    present continuous I am living in London She said (that) she______________ in London.
    past simple I bought a car She said (that) she ___________________a car.
    I was walking along She said (that) she ______________along the
    past continuous
    the street street.
    present perfect I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she __________________Julie.
    I had taken English She said (that) she ___________English lessons
    past perfect
    lessons before before.
    will I'll see you later She said (that) she _______________me later.
    would I would help, but..” She said (that) she ________________but...
    I can speak perfect
    can She said (that) she _____________ perfect English.
    English
    I could swim when I She said (that) she ___________ when she was
    could
    was four four.
    shall I shall come later She said (that) she ___________________ later.
    I should call my
    should She said (that) she _____________ her mother
    mother
    might I might be late She said (that) she _______________ late
    I must study at the She said (that) she ______________at the
    must
    weekend weekend.
    Direct Question Reported Question
    Where is the Post Office,
    She asked me_____________________________________.
    please?
    What are you doing? She asked me_____________________________________.
    Direct Question Reported Question
    Do you love me? He asked_______________________________.
    Have you ever been to Crete? She asked_______________________________________.
    Direct Request Reported Request
    Please help me. She asked me__________________________.
    She asked
    Please don't eat in class.
    me___________________________________.
    Direct Request Reported Request
    “I’ll study really hard for the exam” said John.(promise)

    “How about having Indian food?” said Sophie.(suggest)


    “Don’t cross the road there” Maria said to the children.
    (warn)
    “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Stavroula.
    (apologise)

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