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Indirect speech: In indirect speech, the actual words of the speaker are slightly changed. This is because the actual words were spoken by the speaker in past time, but now you are speaking these words in the present time.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech; My friend said, “I will not work here.” My friend said that he would not work there. Hassan said. “I shall study hard today. Hassan said that he should study hard that day. Iqra said, “I will call them tomorrow.” Iqra said that she would call them the following day. She said, “Shall I help you?” He offered to help me.

direct speech: 'Could you write that down for me?' she asked. indirect speech: She asked me to write it down. Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Must is a somewhat strong word that means required, non-optional or mandatory. If you enter a room saying "I must have a chair" you will ...

In indirect speech, tenses do not change if the words used within the quotes (‘’) talk of a habitual action or universal truth. Direct to indirect speech example: Direct: He said, ‘We cannot live without air’. Indirect: He said that we cannot live without air.

2. Indirect Speech We may report what he said without quoting his exact words. This method is called Indirect Speech or Reported Speech. Example: • Direct: Clinton said, “I am very busy now." • Indirect: Clinton said that he was very busy then. • Direct : He said, “ my mother is writing letter."

Here should means aproximately the same what would*, so it changes to would in the reported speech: Rose : She said (that) she would love to ...

Indirect Speech for Modals, e.g. SHOULD, MIGHT, COULD, WOULD, OUGHT TO These modals are not changed and remain the same in indirect speech. See the following examples. Direct Speech Indirect Speech SHOULD He said, I should make a good decision. He said that he should make a good decision. The patient said, “I should take my medicine”.

Indirect Speech for Modals, e.g. SHOULD, MIGHT, COULD, WOULD, OUGHT TO. These modals are not changed and remain the same in indirect speech. See the following examples.

When a direct speech is turned into indirect, the following changes are usually applied. Replace the inverted commas with an appropriate conjunction. Change the pronoun of reported speech. Change the reporting verb according to the reported speech. Change the adverb of …

Modal changes in indirect speech ; may (possibility), might ; may (permission, present), could ; may (permission, future), would be allowed to ; must (obligation, ...

In indirect speech, we can use the past continuous form of the reporting verb (usually say or tell). This happens mostly in conversation, when the speaker wants to focus on the content of the report, usually because it is interesting news or important information, or because it is a new topic in the conversation:

Practise reported speech - clear explanations and lots of exercises. ... can, I can speak perfect English, She said (that) she could speak perfect English.

23.03.2021 · Indirect speech is also known as reported speech. We use it to report on what someone has said, much like direct speech, but not as a direct quote. To show you what we mean, let’s take one of the examples from above and turn it into an indirect statement: Direct: US president: ‘I will end this pandemic’.

03.07.2021 · To translate direct speech into indirect speech, we use certain rules that you should know. Let’s take a look at these rules and formulas in order. Quotation marks and comma In direct speech, we use a comma to separate the speaker from what he is saying. Direct speech (what the speaker says) is in quotation marks.

These modal verbs do not change in reported speech: might, could, would, should, ought to: We explained, "It could be difficult to find our house." = We ...

Answer (1 of 3): Yes we use conjunction in indirect speech. In assertive sentence, optative sentence and exclamatory sentence we use conjunction (that) at the time of changing direct to indirect speech. The conjunction (that) is used after …

The most commonly used modals that change tense in reported speech are: must (when expressing obligation) ⇒ had to, can ⇒ could, may (when expressing ...

(original statement: 'You must not enter the area.') See also: Verbs followed by a to-infinitive. Indirect speech: ...

For converting direct speech into indirect speech, the present modals (e.g., Can, May, Must) are changed into past modals (e.g., Could, Might, Had to). See the ...

1. Jane knows [now that] she shouldn't ask for a raise [today, in the future, these days]. 2. Jane knows [now that] she shouldn't have asked for a raise [yesterday morning, as the boss was too upset at that time] 3. Jane knew [then] she shouldn't ask for a raise [in the future in the past, past "then."] 4.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech; My friend said, “I will not work here.” My friend said that he would not work there. Hassan said. “I shall study hard today. Hassan said that he should study hard that day. Iqra said, “I will call them tomorrow.” Iqra said that she would call them the following day. She said, “Shall I help you?” He ...

22.12.2021 · Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the …

10.11.2009 · You shouldn't mix up this use of "should" with the first person where it effectively means "would" with the meaning of "should" meaning "ought to". Here if I said "I should rest" I mean "I ought to rest" and in indirect speech that becomes "he said that he should rest" (not "would rest"). Thomas1 Senior Member polszczyzna warszawska Nov 6, 2009 #3

Yes, should remains as should when changed from a direct to an indirect speech. ‘I should have answered your question' he said. He said that he should have answered my question.