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© 2013 Vancouver Community College Learning Centre. Student review only. May not be reproduced for classes. Authored by the Learning Centre Grammar Learning Centre Changes in Reported Speech “Quoted Speech” (Direct Speech) (the actual words a person says inside quotation marks) Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) (telling what a person said no quotation marks) Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Simple Past Present Perfect Continuous shall will may can must Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous should would might could had to Note: Would Should Ought to Had better Might Used to Could These do not change in reported speech. Other changes in reported speech This These Today Yesterday Now Tomorrow The day before yesterday The day after tomorrow Next week Last week That Those That day The day before Then The next day, the following day Two days before Two days later, in two days’ time The following week The previous week

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© 2013 Vancouver Community College Learning Centre. by Emily Simpson Student review only. May not be reproduced for classes.

Authored by the Learning Centre

Grammar Learning Centre

Changes in Reported Speech

“Quoted Speech”

(Direct Speech) (the actual words a person says –

inside quotation marks)

Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) (telling what a person said – no quotation marks)

Simple Present Present Continuous

Present Perfect Simple Past

Present Perfect Continuous shall

will may can

must

→ → → → → → → → → →

Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous should would might could had to

Note: Would Should

Ought to Had better

Might Used to

Could

These do not change in reported speech.

Other changes in reported speech This

These Today

Yesterday Now

Tomorrow The day before yesterday

The day after tomorrow Next week Last week

→ → → → → → → → → →

That Those That day The day before Then The next day, the following day Two days before Two days later, in two days’ time The following week The previous week