REPORTED SPEECH

Explicación sobre el reported speech y ficha sobre reporting verbs con ejercicios.




Tense
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
present simple
I like ice cream
She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present continuous
I am living in London
She said (that) she was living in London.
past simple
I bought a car
She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car.
past continuous
I was walking along the street
She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
present perfect
I haven't seen Julie
She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfect
I had taken English lessons before
She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
will
I'll see you later
She said (that) she would see me later.
would
I would help, but..”
She said (that) she would help but...
can
I can speak perfect English
She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
could
I could swim when I was four
She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
shall
I shall come later
She said (that) she would come later.
should
I should call my mother
She said (that) she should call her mother
might
I might be late
She said (that) she might be late
must
I must study at the weekend
She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend


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