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How to rewrite a conversation into reported speech?

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Answered by navodya978
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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.


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