Reported Speech

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Reported Speech
He said
She said
I told him
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Reported Speech

• Jack said he worked there with his friend.
• Changes
• Personal pronouns / possessive determiners
• he his
• I my
• she her
• we they our their

I work here with my friend. Jack said.
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2. Verb tenses
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Present simple Ex I drink water Past simple He said he drank water.
Present continuous Ex Im drinking water. Past Continuous He said he was drinking water.
Future Ex I will drink water. Conditional He said he would drink water.
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3. Other changes
here there
now at the moment Then At that time/moment
today that day
tomorrow the next day/ the following day
yesterday the day before
this that
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Thats all by now!Open your workbook on page 38
and do exercise D.