How to rewrite a conversation into reported speech?
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Reported speech.
back shift in reported speech
Direct speech Reported speech
Simple present Simple past
Simple past Past perfect
Simple future would + base form
(will+base form)
eg: D.S - Roy:I clean the garden.
R.S.- Roy said that he cleaned the garden.
Direct speech
Present continuous Past continuous
( am/ is/are+gerund form) (was/ were+gerund form)
Pat continuous Past perfect continuous
(was/were+gerund from) (have/has} been+gerund form
Future continuous (would be+gerund form)
(will be+gerund form)
EG: Peter I am studying English.
Perter said that,he had studied English.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
(have/has)past participle had +past participle
Past perfect Past perfect
Future Perfect (would /have +past participle)
( will have +past participle)
EG: My mother, I have done the washing up
My mother said that, she had done the washing up.
Time and place conversion.
This day/today → that day
yesterday → the day before/previous day
Last week/moth/year → previous week/moth/year
Next/moth/year → following week/moth/year
Tomorrow → the next day/the following year
Here → There
This → that
Now → then
the day before yesterday → two days ago
the day after tomorrow → in two days
Reporting Imperatives
D.S. - Roy said Don't shout!
R.S.- Roy asked me not to shout.
Reporting 'Wh' question
D.S.- A visitor asked,where is the library?
R.S.- A visitor asked me where library the was.
Reporting Yes/No question.
D.S.- A visitor asked me, Do you know me?
R.S. - A visitor asked me if I knew him.
Explanation: Hope this help you.