Unit 5

✏️ Grammar

Reported Speech
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🏠 👩 Unit 5 ✏️ Grammar

📖 Reported Speech

Direct Speech Reported Speech
"I am tired," she said. She said that she was tired.
"I will help," he said. He said that he would help.
"I can do it," she said. She said that she could do it.
"I have finished," he said. He said that he had finished.
"I went to school," she said. She said that she had gone to school.

📌 Rules

  • Present → Past
  • Past → Past Perfect
  • Will → Would
  • Can → Could
  • May → Might
  • Must → Had to
  • Pronouns and time expressions change
✏️ Practice

Transform to Reported Speech

1. "I am tired," she said. → She said that she tired.
2. "I will help," he said. → He said that he help.
3. "I can do it," she said. → She said that she do it.
4. "I have finished," he said. → He said that he finished.

📌 Quick Reference

Present → Past

Will → Would

Can → Could

Have → Had

Past → Past Perfect

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