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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