REPORTED SPEECH

Front

What is Reported Speech used for?

Back

To tell or say what another person has said before.

Front

When we use Reported Speech, what happens to the verb tenses?

Back

Change

Front

When using Reported Speech the pronoun or name is followed by:
Options: SAID or TOLD ME, SAID TO ME, SAID ME

Back

SAID or TOLD ME

Front

Simple present (cry) changes to

Back

Past simple (cried)

Front

Present continuous (am/is/are + ing) changes to

Back

Past continuous (was/were + studying)

Front

Simple past (ate) / Present perfect (have/has eaten) / Past perfect (had eaten) change to

Back

Past perfect (had eaten)

Front

Present perfect continuous (have/has + been + ing) / Past continuous (had + been + ing) change to Options: Simple past (arrive=arrived), Present continuous (am/is/are + ing), Past perfect continuous (had + been + ing)

Back

Past perfect continuous (had + been + ing)

Front

Will / Can / Must / May change to

Back

Would / Could / Had to / Might

Front

Today / Tonight change to

Back

That day / that night

Front

Tomorrow / Next week / next month / next year change to

Back

The following day / week / month / year