Reported Speech
Study the following sentences.
1. Direct "We will present the paper
tomorrow," said the committee.
Reported The committee said that they would present
the paper the following
day.
2. Direct Write your full name, please,"
said the clerk.
Reported The clerk asked me to write my full name.
Reported speech refers to reproducing another
person's exact words. When we use reported
speech, we are usually talking about the past. If
the "reporting verb" is in form of the simple
past tense or the past perfect tense, the tense,
pronoun, and adverb of place the "reported
words" will change.
Verb Tense Changes
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Present Simple
He said,"I present my paper."
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Past Simple
He said,"I present my paper."
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Present
Continuous
He said,"I am presenting my
paper."
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Past Continuous
He said he was
presenting his paper
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Present Perfect
He said,"I have presented my
paper."
Past Simple
He said,"I presented my paper."
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Past Perfect
He said he had
presented his paper
Past Perfect
He said he had
presented his paper.
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Past Continuous
He was
presenting his paper
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Past Perfect
Continuous
He said he had
been presenting his paper.
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Future Simple
He said,"I will present my
paper."
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Future Simple in
the Past
He said he
would present his paper.
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