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REPORTED SPEECH

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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