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This lesson should be reviewed after part 1 (read part 1 here), where we talked about important rules for time tense changes in indirect speech.

01.02.2018 · Reported speech in song Reported speech sometimes shows up in popular songs. The singer Lisa Loeb begins the song "Stay" with a reported verb in the present tense to show that the action is a habit.

29.12.2021 · Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke-Locke has shared the sad news that his and his husband Gareth Locke-Locke's surrogate experienced a miscarriage. The reality star confirmed the sad news on Instagram on Tuesday (December 28), sharing a photo of a tiny light blue robe with the words "Baby Locke-Locke" stitched onto it.

Transcript: Sophie: Mmm, it’s so nice to be chilling out at home after all that running around. Ollie: Oh, yeah, travelling to glamorous places for a living must be such a drag! Ollie: Mum, you can be so childish sometimes. Hey, I wonder how Daisy’s getting on in her job interview. Sophie: Oh, yes, she said she was having it at four o ...

We explained that it is very difficult to find our house. These modal verbs do not change in reported speech: might, could, would, should, ought to: We ...

We normally “shift back” one tense. Direct speech: “I'm not playing football.” Reported later: “He said that he wasn't playing football.

Reported Speech - Backshift Rule help Can somebody help with the answers to the quiz and actually explain this. I've flown through the grammar so far but this has me stumped, I've managed to get half the answers after multiple attempts after this has been poorly explained in …

Dec 28, 2021 · Ollie Locke has been left devastated after his surrogate has had a miscarriage at six weeks. The Made In Chelsea star, 34, took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal the heartbreaking news, sharing a ...

Ollie said ______ abroad on holiday. ... I would find a table with all the forms of the reported speech and ... Ollie will move house soon.

Reported speech: Anna says she moved back to her parents' house two years ago. Pronouns and Time Expressions. When changing from direct speech ...

Feb 01, 2018 · Reported speech in song. Reported speech sometimes shows up in popular songs. The singer Lisa Loeb begins the song "Stay" with a reported verb in the present tense to show that the action is a habit.

Using The Past Tense

English learners often make mistakes when reporting on what someone else said. Here are a few simple rules that will help prevent these ...

Sending it over ... Ollie: Hey, sis, I heard that Brad Pitt started out as a giant chicken too! This could be your big break! Daisy: Ha, ha, very funny. Sophie: Take no notice, darling. I’m sure you’ll be a marvellous chicken. We use reported speech when …

If you move the verb back into the past tense ('...was a musician') then we do not know if the son is still a musician; we know only that he was a musician when ...

May 16, 2017 · Welcome back to part 2 of your ‘Everyday English’ lesson on reported speech. This lesson should be reviewed after part 1 (read part 1 here), where we talked about important rules for time tense changes in indirect speech. Today, we’ll be focusing on the 4 changes necessary when you do need to make changes from direct to indirect speech.

Reported Speech - Backshift Rule help Can somebody help with the answers to the quiz and actually explain this. I've flown through the grammar so far but this has me stumped, I've managed to get half the answers after multiple attempts after this has been poorly explained in it's one video.

In reported speech we need to use the past tense form of the verb. In direct speech ... Reported: 'John said that he could ride a horse.' ...

The general pattern in converting direct speech to reported speech is to "down shift" the tense of the verb; so present becomes past, present perfect ...