The reported speech
Direct speech
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Reported/ indrect speech
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Present simple
I like opera
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Past simple
She said (that) she liked opera
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Present continuous
I’m studying Japanese flower arranging
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Past continuos
He said (that) he was studying
Japanese flower arranging
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Present perfect
I have never been to the National Museum
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Past perfect
He said ( that) he had never been to the National Museum
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Present perfect continuos
We’ve been painting for many years
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Past perfect continuos
He said(that) they had been painting for many years
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Past simple
We went to the theatre
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Past perfect
He said( that) they had gone to
the theatre
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Past continuos
Yesterday, I was listening to
the lecture on the radio show
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Past perfect continuos
She said the the previous day , she had been listening to the
lecture on the radio show
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Past perfect
I had read the novel
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Past perfect
She said(that) she had read the novel
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Be going to ( present)
I ‘m going to visit the local craft
shop
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Be going to( past)
She said (that) she was going to visit the local craft shop
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Will
I will start
photography classes soon
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Would
He said (that) he would start
photography classes soon
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Can
I can draw well
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Could
She said (that) she could
draw well
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May
I think young people may not be interested in reading
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Might
The teacher said (that) she thought young people might not
be interested in reading
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Must
I must attend my son’s school orchestra concert
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Had to
My boss said( that) he had to attend his son’s school orchestra
concert
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Time/place word
change
Today à that day
Tomorrow à the next/ following day
Yesterday à the
day before/ the previous day
3 day ago à 3
day before /earlier
Now à thenHere --> there
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