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I.Reported speech: Statements.
Ex1:Tom says “I am a student”.
=> Tom says (that) he is a student.
Ex2:Ha says to me “I am a student now”.
=> Ha tells me (that) she is a student now.
Ex3: Minh said “Iam a teacher now”.
=> Minh said (that) hewas a teacher then.
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*Notes:
- Reporting verb in Simple present, present continuous, present perfect and simple future. (Tenses of the verbs: not
changed). - Reporting verb in Simple past: (Tenses of the verbs: Changed).
Direct speech
Indirect speech
– Present (simple/ continuous) => Past (simple/ continuous)
– Past (simple/ continuous) => Past perfect (simple/ continuous)
– Past (simple/ continuous) => Past perfect (simple/ continuous)
– Present perfect => Past perfect
– will/ shall/ can / may…+V1 => would / should / could / might + V1
– Past perfect: not changed.
- say(s) to + O => tell(s) + O
said to + O => told + O
- Rules of changing Personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and pronounce.
– 1st persons: changed as the S of the reporting verb.
– 2nd person: changed as the O of the reporting verb.
– 3rd person: not changed.
- Ways of Changing.
– here => there
– this => that
– these => those
– now => then
– tonight => that night
– today => that day
– tomorrow => the next day/the following day
– yesterday => the day before/the previous day
– ago =>before
– last + N => the previous+ N
– next + N
=> the following + n
– the day before yesterday => two days before
– the day after tomorrow => in two days’ time