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    Main Changes: Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

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    This document summarizes the changes needed to report direct speech to indirect or reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense or modal verb used in direct speech would change when reported as indirect or reported speech. For example, present simple verbs become past tense, present continuous verbs become past continuous, and modal verbs like "will" become "would".

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    This document summarizes the changes needed to report direct speech to indirect or reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense or modal verb used in direct speech would change when reported as indirect or reported speech. For example, present simple verbs become past tense, present continuous verbs become past continuous, and modal verbs like "will" become "would".

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    This document summarizes the changes needed to report direct speech to indirect or reported speech in English. It provides examples of how the tense or modal verb used in direct speech would change when reported as indirect or reported speech. For example, present simple verbs become past tense, present continuous verbs become past continuous, and modal verbs like "will" become "would".

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    Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech

    present simple I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream.

    present
    I am living in London She said (that) she was living in London.
    continuous

    She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said


    past simple I bought a car
    (that) she bought a car.

    past I was walking along


    She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
    continuous the street

    present perfect I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.

    I had taken English


    past perfect* She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
    lessons before

    will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.

    would* I would help, but..” She said (that) she would help but...

    I can speak perfect


    can She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
    English

    I could swim when I


    could* She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
    was four

    shall I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.

    I should call my
    should* She said (that) she should call her mother
    mother

    might* I might be late She said (that) she might be late

    I must study at the She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She
    must
    weekend said she had to study at the weekend

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