English Grammar Reported Speech Flashcards
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Jack said, 'I may be late.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: Jack said that he might be late.
'May' backshifts to 'might' in reported speech.
She said, 'I visited Rome last year.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: She said that she had visited Rome the previous year.
Past simple 'visited' backshifts to past perfect 'had visited,' and 'last year' becomes 'the previous year.'
He asked, 'Where do you live?' What is the reported speech?
Answer: He asked where I lived.
Wh-questions in reported speech use statement word order and backshift the tense.
She said, 'I will call you tomorrow.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: She said she would call me the next day.
'Will' becomes 'would' and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' in reported speech.
Which sentence correctly reports: 'Please sit down,' said the teacher?
Answer: The teacher asked the students to sit down.
Polite imperatives become 'asked/told + object + to-infinitive' in reported speech.
He said, 'I must finish this today.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: Both A and B are correct.
'Must' can remain as 'must' or become 'had to' in reported speech; both are widely accepted.
She said, 'This is my book.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: She said that that was her book.
'This' changes to 'that' and the demonstrative shifts in reported speech.