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Reported Speech. Click here for a list of reported speech exercises. Click here to download this explanation in PDF. Reported Statements. When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell …

Practise reported speech - clear explanations and lots of exercises. ... shall, I shall come later, She said (that) she would come later.

Answer (1 of 3): It does not always hold good that we have to change “shall” into “would” in the reported speech. shall (future time) -> would shall (offers, suggestions)-> should Direct: She said, “I shall need more money.”

Jan 09, 2010 · The past of 'shall' in indirect speech with the reporting verb in a past tense is should. The reporting verb here is 'was wondering.' While 'was supposed to' and the other phrases would work grammatically, they change the meaning. 1/9/1010:11 AM ️ 0 H hilti955 Member Thank you Rachel for answering so quickly.

Answer (1 of 3): It does not always hold good that we have to change “shall” into “would” in the reported speech. shall (future time) -> would shall (offers, suggestions)-> should Direct: She said, “I shall need more money.” [ Future time] Indirect: She said she would need more money. Direct...

28.01.2018 · Hello, everyone! I was wondering about the changes that occur to the modal "shall" in reported speech. When is it changed to "should" and when to "would" there? E.g. You shall never come to this house again! (as a threat) Mr Smith threatened Tom he should / …

18.09.2016 · - Some speakers still use "shall" for the first person auxiliary, though most would use "will", or the contracted form "I'll". In the third person we would only use "shall" for emphasis, as in a command: She shall phone you! Today this is regarded as old-fashioned usage. She will phone me when she gets home.

Direct Speech: The doctor said to him, ''She will not test his eyes.'' Indirect Speech: The doctor said to him that she would not test his ...

Noun Clauses/Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) (except for a few exceptions*, the following changes are made when reporting quoted speech) If the reporting verb (the main verb of the sentences, e.g., said, is in the past, the verb in the noun clause will usually be in a past form. If the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or ...

Direct and Indirect Speech Future Simple Tense Examples. If reported verb is in Past Tense, and reported speech is in Future Indefinite Tense, will changes into would & shall changes into should. Direct Speech. Indirect Speech. Shakespeare said, “I will write another drama tomorrow.”.

when the reporting verb is in past tense (said), the tense of the reported speech change and will,can,shall ...

02.08.2018 · I shall go tomorrow _ he said. CHANGE IN INDIRECT SPEECH. Mar 15 2017 16:52:14. anonymous. vsuresh yes, but in this case could sounds more appropriate. He said, "I shall help you." He said that he would help me. Here …

23.12.2020 · If the asking phrase is a yes-no answer style phrase (with auxiliary verbs are, were, were, do, did, have, shall, etc.), then if or whether is used as a conjunction. In the reported speech, the auxiliaries do, did, does drop in a positive question. The conjunction after the reporting clause is not used. Examples:

Jan 09, 2010 · The past of 'shall' in indirect speech with the reporting verb in a past tense is should. The reporting verb here is 'was wondering.' While 'was supposed to' and the other phrases would work grammatically, they change the meaning. 1/9/1010:11 AM ️ 0 H hilti955 Member Thank you Rachel for answering so quickly.

Why shall changes into would in reported speech? Your question - “Why does 'shall' in direct speech change into 'would' in indirect speech. Let's have an example - “Mohon said, “Krishna,I shall never betray you”. The indirect speech will be - “Mohon promised Krishna that he would never betray him/her”.

In indirect speech 'would' is taken because the reporting verb is in past tense.When the reporting verb is in past tense the auxiliary verb of the direct ...

Modal verbs ; shall. She said, 'I shall need more money.' 'Shall I open it?' she asked. She said she would need more money. She asked if she should open it. ; can.

Dec 15, 2011 · Hello, everyone! I was wondering about the changes that occur to the modal "shall" in reported speech. When is it changed to "should" and when to "would" there? E.g. You shall never come to this house again! (as a threat) Mr Smith threatened Tom he should / would never come to that house...

Hi, Note that shall used to be used with first person (think of the White Rabbit: "I shall be late!"), while will ...

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. Julie says "I'm leaving today".

'Should' is definitely correct. The past of 'shall' in indirect speech with the reporting verb in a past tense is should. The reporting verb ...

10.01.2010 · The past of 'shall' in indirect speech with the reporting verb in a past tense is should. The reporting verb here is 'was wondering.' While 'was supposed to' and the other phrases would work grammatically, they change the meaning. 1/9/1010:11 AM ️ 0 H hilti955 Member Thank you Rachel for answering so quickly.

Noun Clauses/Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) (except for a few exceptions*, the following changes are made when reporting quoted speech) If the reporting verb (the main verb of the sentences, e.g., said, is in the past, the verb in the noun clause will usually be in a past form.