Reported speeech.
Enviado por Mafer's Peña • 24 de Noviembre de 2016 • Documentos de Investigación • 543 Palabras (3 Páginas) • 835 Visitas
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TENSE | DIRECT SPEECH | TENSE | REPORTED SPEECH |
PRESENT SIMPLE | “I work hard.” | PAST SIMPLE | He said that he worked hard. |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS | “I am working hard.” | PAST CONTINUOUS | He said that he was working hard. |
PAST SIMPLE | “I worked hard yesterday.” | PAST PERFECT | He said that he had worked hard the previous day / the day before. |
PAST CONTINUOUS | “I was working hard at six this morning.” | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | He said that he had been working hard at six that morning. |
PRESENT PERFECT | “I have worked hard.” | PAST PERFECT | He said that he had worked hard. |
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | “I have been working hard.” | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | He said that he had been working hard. |
PAST PERFECT | “I had worked hard.” | PAST PERFECT | He said that he had worked hard. |
FUTURE SIMPLE | “I will work hard.” | CONDITIONAL | He said that he would work hard. |
MODALS[pic 4] | “I can work hard.” “I could work hard.” “I may work hard.” “I must work hard.” “I shall work hard.” “I should work hard.” | He said that he could work hard. He said that he had been able to work hard. He said that he might work hard. He said that he had to work hard. He said that he should work hard. He said that he should work hard. |
Write these sentences in reported speech.
- “Don’t clean the brown boots”.
Peter told me_________________________________________________________
- “Don’t play football in the garden.”
Helen told John ______________________________________________________
- “Don’t forget your homework.”
The teacher advised the students _________________________________________
- “Don’t shout at Peter.”
Mark told Sarah ______________________________________________________
- “Don’t talk to your neighbour.”
Yvonne told me ______________________________________________________
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