Reported

speech
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DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT PAST SIMPLE

SIMPLE like liked

PRESENT PAST
CONTINUOUS am living CONTINUOUS
was living

PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

bought had bought
PRESENT PAST PERFECT
PERFECT have seen had seen
CAN COULD
I can speak English. She said (that) she could speak English.
WILL WOULD
I will see you later. She said (that) she would see me later.
 PRONOUNS

• I – he/she
• we – they

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

• my – his/her
• our – their

Don’t forget TIME EXPRESSIONS

• today – that day

to change… • last week – the week before

• yesterday – the day before
• tomorrow – the next day

here – there

this – that

these - those
Jay Shetty said…/ He said…
 Jay Shetty said that social media amplified what was
inside us already.

He said that comparison and envy had already been

there and now they were put under a magnifying glass.

Some He said that top 500 posts on Facebook last year had
been positive, uplifting and empowering.
examples
He said (recommended) that we should share good,
follow good and create good.

He said that social media could be a place that enlivens

and lightens.