Reported Speech Transformations

The video tutorial explains how to change tenses in reported speech. It covers converting present simple and continuous to past simple and continuous, present perfect to past perfect, and past simple to past perfect. It also addresses future tense and modal verbs, demonstrating how they change in reported speech.

How is the present simple tense 'She always wears a coat' changed in reported speech?

• He said that she always is wearing a coat.

• He said that she always had worn a coat.

• He said that she always wore a coat.

• He said that she always wears a coat.

What is the reported speech form of 'I am looking for my keys'?

• She said that she had looked for her keys.

• She said that she is looking for her keys.

• She said that she has been looking for her keys.

• She said that she was looking for her keys.

How do you report the sentence 'My friend gave me a bar of chocolate'?

• He said that his friend gave him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that his friend has given him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that his friend had given him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that his friend gives him a bar of chocolate.

What is the reported speech form of 'I will finish my report in two days'?

• He said that he finishes his report in two days.

• He said that he would finish his report in two days.

• He said that he will finish his report in two days.

• He said that he had finished his report in two days.

How is 'I can speak English' reported?

• She said she would speak English.

• She said she will speak English.

• She said she could speak English.

• She said she can speak English.

What is the reported speech form of 'I must go to the bank and get some money'?

• She said she must go to the bank and get some money.

• She said she has to go to the bank and get some money.

• She said she will have to go to the bank and get some money.

• She said she had to go to the bank and get some money.