Reported speech

We use Indirect Speech when we want to

• report about someone's words at a later time

• report about someone's words at the moment of speaking

We __________ grammar forms in reported (indirect speech).

• don't change

  (no back shift)

• change

  (back shift)

Choose the correct answer:

• She said me that ...

• She told me that ...

Present Simple (direct speech) → ?

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• would/could

Past Simple (direct speech) → ?

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• would/could

Present Continuous (direct speech) → ?

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• would/could

Present Perfect (direct speech) → ?

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• would/could

will/can (direct speech) → ?

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• would/could

Choose the correct verb to the definition:

to tell people about something officially with force or confidence (v)

• announce

• insist

• demand

• suggest

• explain

Choose the correct verb to the definition:

to say firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you OR

to say that something must be done (v)

• announce

• insist

• demand

• suggest

• explain