DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
I play the guitar She said she played the guitar
PRESENT CONTINOUS PAST CONTINOUS
They are watching a film He told us they were watching a film
WILL WOULD
I'll call you later She said she would call me later.
CAN COULD
He can work until 9.00 He told me he could work until 9.00.
When we report speech , the pronouns sometimes change.
I eat meat He said he ate meat .
we'll help you tomorrow They said they would help me tomorrow.
* Use the reported speech to tell someone what another person said.
it is common to change the verb tense / form when we report speech .
it is common to use say and tell to report speech.
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