On this page: Form; Meaning; Pronunciation; Teaching ideas. Form. In reported speech we usually report what was said at a different time, and so we change ...
* doesn't change. Occasionally, we don't need to change the present tense into the past if the information in direct speech is still true (but this is only for things which are general facts, and even then usually we like to change the tense): Direct speech: The sky is blue. Reported speech: She said …
Change this direct speech into reported speech: 11. “I don’t like chocolate” She told me _____ 12. “I won’t see you tomorrow” She said _____ _ 13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months” She said _____ _ 14. “I visited my parents at the weekend” She told me _____ 15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before” She said
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences. "Don't touch it," she said to him. → She told him "Don't do that again," he said to me. → He told me "Don't talk to me like that," he said. → He told her "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him. → She warned him "Don't let him in," she said.
03.03.2013 · Reported speech involves back-shifting; the changing of a present tense to a paste tense: He said, "I know she is coming" He said that he knew she was coming. But if the verb in direct speech is already in past tense, we don't always back-shift, because we run the risk of ambiguity. He said, "I didn't know he was coming."
Change the sentence in indirect speech Dont you know class 10 english CBSE. Question. Answers. Change the sentence in indirect speech: “Don’t you know the way home?”. I said to her. a)I asked her whether she did not know the way home. b)I said to her if she knew the way home. c)I asked her if she knew the way home.
"Don't touch it," she said to him. · "Don't do that again," he said to me. · "Don't talk to me like that," he said. · "Don't repair the computer yourself," she ...
Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' ...
Direct speech: "Don't stop, we can win this race" Reported speech 1: He told us not to stop because/as/since we could win the race. Reported speech 2: He told us not to stop. He said we could win the race. Reported speech 3: He told us not to stop because/as/since we can win the race. Reported speech 2: He told us not to stop.
Reported Statements 6 (Present Simple). Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, ...
Reported commands and requests in English. Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!" Karen told me . Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!" The teacher reminded me . Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!" Mike told me . Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!" Yvonne told me .
Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!" Karen told me . Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!" The teacher reminded me . Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"
09.07.2011 · Reported speech: He said that we had not separated. As you can see, I don't think we distinguish in reported speech between the two. In the second case, He said that they did not separate isn't out of the question, and would probably be what people for whom the distinction is important would say.
DIRECT QUOTE: INDIRECT (REPORTED) SPEECH: SIMPLE PRESENT changes to SIMPLE PAST "I work at Toyota." "I don't work at Honda." "I am a manager." "I'm not a salesman." He said he worked at Toyota. He said he didn't work at Honda. He said he was a manager. He said he wasn't a salesman.: PRESENT PROGRESSIVE changes to PAST PROGRESSIVE
“Don't smoke!” He told us not to smoke. Time Expressions with Reported Speech Sometimes when we change direct speech into reported speech we have to change time expressions too. We don't always have to do this, however. It depends on when we heard the direct speech and when we say the reported speech. For example: It's Monday.