Tips about how to transform sentences fron direct to indirect style

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2. She said she was teaching English online
Reporting verb
said
I > she
am > was
pronouns
Verb tense change
She said, "I'm teaching English online."
“ - “

3. My friend said, "Are you coming?"
My friend asked if I was coming
said ? > asked
? > if
you > I
are > wasMy friend said, "Are you coming?"
“ - ? “
Word order: aux + s + v + c?
Word order: s + v + c

4. The teacher said, “Shut up!”
The teacher told us to shut up.
His father said, “Don't do that again!”
His father told him not to do that again.
Said > told + indirect object“ - ! “ to +V
not to +V

5. «Let’s leave the books in the classroom», Peter said
Peter suggested
leaving the books in the classroom
that we could leave the books in the classroom
Let’s, what about, why don’t we … dissapear!!

6. 1.- no , and no “”
2.- verb tense change
3.- pronouns
4.- time expressions
5.- said (that)…

7. 1.- no , no ? and no “”
2.- verb tense change
3.- pronouns
4.- time expressions
5.- asked ( so) + if orWh..
6.-word order!!

8. 1.- no , no ? or ! and no “”
2.- verb tense change
3.- pronouns
4.- time expressions
5.- suggested (that)…
or suggested + v + ing

9. -no , no ! and no “”
- told + so + to +V
not to +V

10. SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT
PRESENT V (+ s/es)
Am
Are +
is
V + ing
Have
has
V
+ ed /
3rd irreg.
PAST V + ed / 2nd irreg.
Was
were
V + ing had
V
+ ed /
3rd irreg.
FUTURE Will + V Will be V + ing
Will have
+ V
+ ed/3rd irreg.
would

11. may › might
Note -There is no change to; could, would, should, might
and ought to.
Direct speech Indirect speech
will › would
can › could
must › had to .
shall › should

12. Time and place references often have to change.
tomorrow ›
the following day
the next day
the day after
now › then
today › that day
here › there
this › that
this week › that week

13. next week ›
the following week
the next week
the week after
Yesterday ›
the previous day
the day before
last week ›
the previous week
the week before
Ago ›
previously
before
2 weeks ago ›
2 weeks previously
2 weeks before
Tonight › that night