Indirect Speech Tense Changes

The video tutorial explains the differences between direct and indirect speech, focusing on how to report speech accurately. It covers the necessary changes in tense when converting direct speech to indirect speech, providing examples for clarity. The tutorial also discusses the use of reporting verbs and the adjustments needed for time and place references in reported speech.

What is the main purpose of using indirect speech?

• To use more words than necessary

• To make the statement more complex

• To report what someone else said while keeping the original meaning

• To change the meaning of the original statement

How does the tense change when converting 'I love parrots' to indirect speech?

• It changes to past continuous

• It remains the same

• It changes to past simple

• It changes to future simple

How do you report 'I want to eat pizza today' in indirect speech?

• He said he will eat pizza today

• He said he wanted to eat pizza that day

• He said he had eaten pizza that day

• He said he wants to eat pizza today

What is the indirect speech form of 'I am making the toy now'?

• He said he had made the toy then

• He said he will make the toy now

• He said he was making the toy then

• He said he is making the toy now

What is the indirect speech form of 'I have done it'?

• He said he had done it

• He said he has done it

• He said he did it

• He said he will do it

In indirect speech, how does 'will' change?

• It changes to 'shall'

• It changes to 'would'

• It remains 'will'

• It changes to 'can'

Which of the following is a correct transformation for indirect speech?

• Past simple becomes present simple

• Future simple becomes past perfect

• Present perfect becomes past simple

• Present continuous becomes past continuous

How do you report 'Alex will win the match' in indirect speech?

• He said Alex had won the match

• He said Alex will win the match

• He said Alex would win the match

• He said Alex wins the match

Which reporting verb is used when reporting a conversation?

• Tell

• Say

• Talk

• Speak

What is the indirect speech form of 'You are doing a mistake'?

• He said you had done a mistake

• He said you will do a mistake

• He said you were doing a mistake

• He said you are doing a mistake