Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH:

We use reported speech to report someone's words or thoughts. We can use different verbs to express the message of the original words, which is also called direct speech.

• Present simple becomes to Past Simple.

Example: ☺ I eat pizza everyday

                        He said that she ate pizza everyday.

• Past Simple becomes Past Perfect.

Example: ☺I understand the French lesson.

                       She said that he had understood the lesson.

• Present Continuous becomes Past Continuous.

Example: ☺She is dancing with Luis.

                       They said that she was dancing with Luis.

• Past Continuous becomes Past Perfect Continuous.

Example: ☺ He was smoking all the night.

                     She said that he has been smoking all the night.

• The modal verbs usually change.

☺Will -------> Would

☺Can ------> Could

☺Must ------> Had to

☺May ------> Might

☺Have to ------> Had to