Lesson 9. Reported Speech
jkmentorslibrary.weebly.com › uploads › 3/7/8Lesson 9. Reported Speech Reporting Statements –Tenses 2. Tenses If the sentence starts in the present, there is no backshift of tenses in reported speech. If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in reported speech. Backshift You must change the tense if the introductory clause is in a past tense (e. g. He said).
REPORTED SPEECH - INGLÉS
inglescarmelitaslb.files.wordpress.com › 2011 › 05REPORTED SPEECH: OTHER POINTS A. MUST: after a past reporting verb, must does not usually change: He said, “It must be pretty late, I really must go”. He said that it must be pretty late and he really must go. had to is also possible in reported speech, but this is really the past of have to, not must. He said, “I have to go.
Direct Speech SmartPrep
smartprep.in › wp-content › uploadsIndirect Speech Indirect speech also called reported speech is reported back not using the exact words as the original speaker. It is written without quotation marks because it is not directly quoting word for word. When using indirect speech the verb tense changes because we are reporting things that have happened in the past. A comma is not used.