PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free DemoRead the information about reported statements.
When we report statements, we use say or tell. Also we change pronouns, possessive adjectives and tenses.
Study the table.
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
| Present Simple | Past Simple |
| Present Progressive | Past Progressive |
| Past Simple | Past Perfect Simple |
| Present Perfect Simple | Past Perfect Simple |
| Past Perfect Simple | Past Perfect Simple |
| Past Progressive | Past Perfect Progressive |
| Present Perfect Progressive | Past Perfect Progressive |
| Past Perfect Progressive | Past Perfect Progressive |
| Future I (going to) | was/were going to |
| Future II (will) | Conditional I (would) |
| Conditional I (would) | Conditional I (would) |
Examples:
“ I want to go on holiday”, Mary said
Mary said (that) she wanted to go on holiday. (present simple - past simple)
“We visited many castles last year”, Mary said.
Mary said (that) they had visited many castles the year before. (past simple - past perfect)
Mary said (that) they had visited many castles the year before. (past simple - past perfect)
“I will send you some cards”, Kate said.
Kate said (that) she would send them some cards. (future simple - would + V1)
Kate said (that) she would send them some cards. (future simple - would + V1)
Remember these changes with words.
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Direct Speech
|
Reported Speech
|
| tonight, today, this week/month/year | that night, that day, that week/month/year |
| now | then, at that time, at once |
| yesterday, last night/week/month/year | the day before/the previous day, the previous night/week/month/year |
| tomorrow, next week/month/year | the day after/the following day/week/month/year |
| two days/months/years ago | two days/months/years before |
| this, these | that, those/the/some |
| here | there |
| come | go |
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