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There is no change to; could, would, should, might and ought to.
Direct speech | Indirect speech |
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"I might go to the cinema", he said. | He said he might go to the cinema. |
You can use the present tense in reported speech if you want to say that something is still true i.e. my name has always been and will always be Lynne so:-
Direct speech | Indirect speech |
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"My name is Lynne", she said. | She said her name was Lynne. or She said her name is Lynne. |
You can also use the present tense if you are talking about a future event.
Direct speech (exact quote) | Indirect speech (not exact) |
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"Next week's lesson is on reported speech ", she said. | She said next week's lesson is on reported speech. |
Time change
If the reported sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it to fit in with the time of reporting.For example we need to change words like here and yesterday if they have different meanings at the time and place of reporting.
Today | + 24 hours - Indirect speech |
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"Today's lesson is on presentations." | She said yesterday's lesson was on presentations. |
Expressions of time if reported on a different day | ||
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this (evening) | › | that (evening) |
today | › | yesterday ... |
these (days) | › | those (days) |
now | › | then |
(a week) ago | › | (a week) before |
last weekend | › | the weekend before last / the previous weekend |
here | › | there |
next (week) | › | the following (week) |
tomorrow | › | the next/following day |
In addition if you report something that someone said in a different place to where you heard it you must change the place (here) to the place (there).
For example:-
At work | At home |
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"How long have you worked here?" | She asked me how long I'd worked there. |
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