The document discusses reported speech, which is used to indirectly report facts or statements. It provides examples of direct quotes being changed to reported speech by modifying verb tenses and other elements according to reporting rules. Reporting rules for various verb tenses like simple present to past are outlined. Attention is drawn to specific time expressions that may need to be changed like "today" to "that day". Questions and commands are also addressed.
19. NOW
TOMORROW
FIVE DAYS AGO
THEN
THE FOLLOWING DAY
FIVE DAYS BEFORE
20.
21. He said “Where is Jackie?”
He asked where Jackie was.
I said “How did you pay for it?”
I asked how he paid for that.
22. Wilson said to her“ Are you Japanese?”
Wilson asked her if she was Japanese.
Mary said “Will they go with me?”.
Mary asked whether they would go with her.
23. My mother said ”Go to bed” .
My mother told me to go to bed.
My teacher said “Repeat the sentence”.
My teacher asked me to repeat the sentence.
24. My father said “Don´t watchTV”.
My father told me not to watchTV.
Grandma said “Don´t play video game”.
Grandma said not to play video game.