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Direct and Reported Speech Examples

The document outlines the rules for converting direct speech into reported speech, including changes in verb tenses and pronouns. It provides examples of various verb forms, such as Present Simple to Past Simple, and includes specific phrases that change in meaning when reported. Additionally, it lists common expressions that shift in context, such as 'today' to 'that day' and 'tomorrow' to 'the next day.'

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Direct and Reported Speech Examples

The document outlines the rules for converting direct speech into reported speech, including changes in verb tenses and pronouns. It provides examples of various verb forms, such as Present Simple to Past Simple, and includes specific phrases that change in meaning when reported. Additionally, it lists common expressions that shift in context, such as 'today' to 'that day' and 'tomorrow' to 'the next day.'

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Пряма мова (Direct Speech) Непряма мова (Reported Speech)

Present Simple → "I like ice cream." Past Simple → He said he liked ice cream.

Present Continuous → "I am reading a


Past Continuous → She said she was reading a book.
book."

Past Simple → "I saw him." Past Perfect → He said he had seen him.

Past Perfect Continuous → She said she had been watching


Past Continuous → "I was watching TV."
TV.

Present Perfect → "I have finished my


Past Perfect → He said he had finished his work.
work."

Future Simple (will) → "I will call you." Would → She said she would call me.

Can → "I can swim." Could → He said he could swim.

May → "I may come." Might → She said she might come.

Must → "I must go now." Had to → He said he had to go.

Пряма мова Непряма мова

today → that day now → then

yesterday → the day before tomorrow → the next day

next week → the following week last week → the previous week

here → there this → that

Пряма мова Непряма мова

"Close the door!" He told me to close the door.

"Please, help me!" She asked me to help her.

"Don’t talk!" The teacher told us not to talk.

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