Reported Speech

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What is Reported Speech?

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Reported Speech is when we tell someone what another person said, usually changing the tense and pronouns.

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How do we change present tense to past tense in Reported Speech?

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We change present tense verbs to past tense. For example, 'I am' becomes 'he was'.

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What is the past tense of 'will'?

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The past tense of 'will' is 'would'.

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How do we report a statement that uses 'tomorrow'?

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We change 'tomorrow' to 'the following day'.

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What do we change 'I' to when reporting someone else's speech?

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We change 'I' to the name of the person or 'he/she'.

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How do we report 'I have done it'?

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We report it as 'he had done it'.

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What is the reported speech of 'I am happy'?

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It becomes 'she was happy'.

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How do we report 'I won't be at the meeting tomorrow'?

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We report it as 'he wouldn't be at the meeting the following day'.

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What is the reported speech of 'He will come tomorrow'?

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It becomes 'she said he would come the next day'.

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What do we change 'today' to in reported speech?

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We change 'today' to 'that day'.