Example:
o Teresa said, “Don’t listen to Ellen. She likes stretch the truth.”
o “Why do I have to eat these awful vegetables?” Alison said.
o “I wish I could go fihing,” Jimmy said, “but, I’d better fix this fence instead.”
1. do I have to listen to that song again adam asked I don’t like it
2. bill said don’t wait up for me I’ll be home late
3. read the last two chapters in your book the instructor said
4. the secretary said please have a seat in the waiting room
5. do you want to see the new horror film max asked
6. I can’t decide whice pair of shoes to buy pat said
7. there aren’t enough seats for me in this row cyrus said maybe I’ll just move to the row
Did you know?
o In an indirect statement, we add the conjunction “that” ( he said that…).
o In an imperative, we use “to infinitive” (he told me to clean the windows).
o The examples of past introductory verb: said, told, asked, replied, answered, etc.
o If the introductory verb is in the past form, then the tense form for indirect speech is changed.
* The changing of tenses
Direct speech | Indirect speech | |
Present Continuous Subject + is/am/are + Verb-ing | Past Continuous Subject + was/were +Verb-ing | |
Simple Present Subject + Verb 1 | Simple Past Subject + Verb 2 | |
Simple Past Subject + Verb 2 | Past Perfect Subject + had + Verb 3 | |
Present Perfect Subject + has/have + Verb 3 | Past Perfect Subject + had + Verb 3 | |
Present Future Subject + wiil + Verb 1 | Past Future Subject + would + Verb 1 | |
Modals can + infinitive may must | could + infinitive might had to | |
now today tonight yesterday last night ….ago tomorrow the day after tomorrow here this these | then that day that night the day before/the previous day the night before/the previus night ….before the following day/the next day in the following there that those | |
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