REPORTED SPEECH Transformations in reported speech Mind tense

REPORTED SPEECH

Transformations in reported speech: Mind tense changes!!! 1. 2. 3. 4. “I know his address!” “I can help you”. “We are proud of your work”. “He bought this last week”. 5. “She is reading in her room”. 6. “They have paid for the goods in time”. The rule : Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Present Perfect Will Can 1. 2. 3. 4. He said (that) he knew his address. She said she could help me. They said they were proud of our work. She told me he had bought it previous week. 5. He said she was reading in her room. 6. He said they had paid for the goods in time. Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect would could

Questions in reported speech: Mind tense changes and word order changes!!! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. “Where do you live? ” “How old is your sister? ” “Why did you buy it? ” “How long are they staying here? ” “What have you decided? ” He asked me where I lived. He asked me how old my sister was. He asked me why I had bought it. She asked me how long they were staying there. She asked me what we had decided. BUT!!! Do you know the answer? Are you planning to go to Riga? She asked me if I knew the answer. He asked me if we were planning to go to Riga. Did he complete the task yesterday? She asked me if he had completed the task the day before. Have you started the new line? She asked me if we had started the new line. Can you help me with this task? He asked me if I could help him with that task.