Reported Speech

We use "reported speech" ...

• when we want to say what someone else said without mentioning the person

• when we don't want to say what someone else said without mentioning the person

• when we want to say what someone else said

• None of the above

Present simple tenses .......

• don't change

• change to past simple

• change to present continuous

• change to past continuous

Past perfect simple sentences ...

• change to past simple

• change to past continuous

• don't change

• change to present simple

"will" sentences usually change to...

• don't change

• would

• won't

• will not :)

"must/have to" sentences change to ...

• have to

• had to

• don´t change

• may

When we are reporting a scientific fact or when something is still true...

'Most banks charge interest', said Tim

Tim said most banks charge interest

• we don´t change the verb tense or modal

• we do change the verb tense or modal

• we sometimes change the verb tense but not the modal

• None of the above

With reported speech, we also usually have to change some pronouns and determiners, so for "my"

• his or her

• he's or hers

• this or theirs

• None of the above

With reported speech, we also usually have to change some pronouns and determiners, so for "this/that + noun"

Example: 'I love this sweater', said Tim

• the / that

• the / those

• it

• they

With reported speech, we also usually have to change words and phrases connected to time and place, so for "here"

• doesn't change

• their

• there

• None of them

With reported speech, we also usually have to change words and phrases connected to time and place, so for "tonight"

• this night

• that night

• this tonight

• none of them