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Reported Speech Explanation
Reported Speech Explanation
Reported Speech Explanation
Simple past: I saw Helen at a party. Past perfect: She said she had seen
Helen at a party.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Will: She will invite John to the Would: She said she would invite
wedding. John to her wedding.
Can: She can’t go to the cinema Could: She said she couldn’t go to
with us. the cinema with us.
May: We may go out with Might: They said they might go
Friends. out.
Must: I must do my homework. Had to: He said he had to do his
homework.
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Say the following sentences in reported speech.