Reported Speech

Task 1: Study the shifts

"Direct speech"	Reported speech
1.here	1. there
2. now	2. then, at that moment
3. yesterday	3. the day before, the previous day
4. tomorrow	4. the next day, the following day
5. this	5.  that
6. these	6.  those
7. today	7.  that day
8. tonight	8.  that night
9. last week	9. the week before, the previous week
10. next week	10.  the next week, the following week
11. ago	11.  before
12. soon	12.  later
13. plays	13.  played
14. were	14.  had been
15. am going	15. was going
16. has seen	16.  had seen
17. were drawing	17.  had been drawing
18. don’t imagine	18.  didn't imagine
19. didn’t go	19.  hadn't gone
20. will	20. would
21. have to	21.  had to
22. can	22.  could

23. could                                23. could /was, were able to

24. must                                 24. had to / must

25. may                                  25. might

26. might                               26. might

27. should                              27. should

28. would  (like)                    28. would (like)

Task 2: Reporting verbs

How many different reporting verbs do you know?


Task 3 : Time shifts and the change of adverbs

Direct speech	Reported speech
1.here	1.
2. now	2.
3. yesterday	3.
4. tomorrow	4.
5. this	5.
6. these	6.
7. today	7.
8. tonight	8.
9. last week	9.
10. next week	10.
11. ago	11.
12. soon	12.
13. plays	13.
14. were	14.
15. am going	15.
16. has seen	16.
17. were drawing	17.
18. don’t imagine	18.
19. didn’t go	19.
20. will	20.
21. have to	21.
22. can	22.