Reported Speech

 Reported Speech

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Direct Speech

Reported Speech

Present Simple

  • She always wears a coat.

Past Simple

  • He said (that) she always wore a coat.

Present continuous

  • I´m looking  for my keys.

Past Continuous

  • She said (that) she was looking for her keys.

Present Perfect

  • She has written three letters for her friend.

Past Perfect

  • He said (that) she had written three letters for her friend.

Past Simple

  • My friend gave me a bar of chocolate.

Past Perfect

  • He said (that) his friends had given him a bar of chocolate

Will

  • I will finish my report in two days.

Would

  • He said (that) he would finish his report in two days.

Can

  • I can speak English.

Could

  • She said (that) she could speak English.

May

  • I may invite them to dinner.

Might

  •  She said (that) they might invite them to dinner.

Must

  • I must go to the bank and get some money.

Had to 

  • She said (that) she had to go to the bank and get some money.

Have to

  • I have to submit this assignment by 3pm tomorrow.

Had to

  •  He said (that) she had to submit this assignment by 3pm tomorrow.


Reported Dialogues


Reported Dialogues



Reported Orders