REPORTED SPEECH.ppt - Google Slides
docs.google.com › presentation › dReported Statements We usually change tenses, pronouns and references to time and place when we report statements. 4 Useful Expressions DIRECT STATEMENT REPORTED STATEMENT now a t that time / then this morning that morning today that day yesterday the day before tomorrow the day after next week the following week last year the year before here ...
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www.sjsu.edu › ajeep › docsReported speech (also called indirect speech) relates what the person said, but does not use the exact words. You often need to change verbs and pronouns to keep the original meaning. (The students may notice that verb tenses change in reported speech. The general rule is that reported speech “backs up” one verb tense.