reported speech

reported speech

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English

10th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is reported speech?

Back

Reported speech is a way of conveying what someone else has said without quoting their exact words. It often involves changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you change the present simple tense in reported speech?

Back

The present simple tense changes to the past simple tense in reported speech. For example, 'He says, "I eat apples"' becomes 'He said that he ate apples.'

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to the future simple tense in reported speech?

Back

The future simple tense changes to 'would' in reported speech. For example, 'She says, "I will go to the party"' becomes 'She said that she would go to the party.'

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you report a question?

Back

When reporting a question, the structure changes. For example, 'He asks, "Where are you going?"' becomes 'He asked where I was going.'

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the rule for reporting commands?

Back

Commands are reported using 'to' + base form of the verb. For example, 'He says, "Close the door"' becomes 'He told me to close the door.'

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you change the past simple tense in reported speech?

Back

The past simple tense changes to the past perfect tense in reported speech. For example, 'She said, "I saw the movie"' becomes 'She said that she had seen the movie.'

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the significance of time expressions in reported speech?

Back

Time expressions often change in reported speech. For example, 'now' changes to 'then', 'today' changes to 'that day', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.

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