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English 14 Public

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Present Simple (Direct Speech) - ... (Reported Speech)

Past Simple

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How does the tense change? Past Perfect (Direct Speech) - ... (Reported Speech)

It doesn't change. Past Perfect

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'I'll send you a postcard,' he told us.

He told us (that) he would send us a postcard.

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'We've bought a new car,' they told me.

They told me (that) they had bought a new car.

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'I don't speak German,' Mary said to Ann.

Mary said to Ann (that) she didn't speak German.

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'You failed your art exam,' the teacher said to me.

The teacher said to me (that) I had failed my art exam.

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'I can't drive,' Dan said.

Dan said (that) he couldn't drive.

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'The students aren't listening to me,' the teacher said.

The teacher said (that) the students weren't listening to her/him.

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"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.

She asked where her umbrella was.

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"Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

The mother asked her daughter where she had been.

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"Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best.

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He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

He asked if/whether I had to do that.

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"How are you?" Martin asked us.

Martin asked us how we were.

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"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

He asked me if/whether I was going to the cinema.

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