English Grammar Reported Speech Flashcards
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He said, 'I used to walk to school.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: He said he used to walk to school.
'Used to' does not change in reported speech because it already refers to a past habit.
She said, 'I might join the team.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: She said she might join the team.
'Might' is already a past-form modal and does not backshift further in reported speech.
The reporter said, 'The president arrived here yesterday.' What is the correct reported speech?
Answer: The reporter said the president had arrived there the day before.
Tense backshifts, 'here' becomes 'there,' and 'yesterday' changes to 'the day before' in reported speech.
He said, 'I will have finished by Monday.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: He said he would have finished by Monday.
Future perfect 'will have finished' becomes 'would have finished' in reported speech.
Which sentence is the correct reported form of: 'Don't be late,' she warned us?
Answer: She warned us not to be late.
Negative imperatives with a reporting verb like 'warned' use 'warned + object + not to-infinitive.'
She said, 'I saw him two days ago.' What is the reported speech?
Answer: She said she had seen him two days before.
Past simple backshifts to past perfect and 'two days ago' changes to 'two days before' in reported speech.
He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful painting!' What is the reported speech?
Answer: He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful painting.
Exclamatory sentences are typically reported using 'said/exclaimed that' with an appropriate adjective or intensifier.