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Lora: I don't have time to go shopping. ~ Lora said she didn't have time to go
shopping.
I'm too busy working late hours. ~ She said she was too busy working late
hours.
When they report someone using will or can they say would or could.
Keith: I won't come to the party. ~ Keith said he wouldn't come to the party,
A policeman: You can't go beyond the yellow tape! ~ A policeman said we
couldn't go beyond the yellow tape.
When they want to report something that was said about some events which
happened before the person spoke they have to use the past perfect in the indirect
speech clause.
Randy: I lost my wallet in the street. ~ Randy said he had lost his wallet in
the street.
Linda: I have seen this poster before. ~ Linda said she had seen that poster
before.
In informal speech they sometimes use the same tense that the person used in the
direct speech. But this is not common in written English.
Harry: I've got a ticket for the performance. ~ Harry said
got a ticket for the
performance.
When they report questions they can use the verbs ask/wonder
if (whether) or
the same verbs with the words
how long/when if some details are
said to be reported.
He asked if someone would join him for a fishing trip.
She wondered where the money had gone.
They asked Sally if she could baby-sit their daughter.
I wondered if someone else had noticed the mistake.
It is important to remember that when a question is reported it should have the
subject and the predicate put as if it was a statement. Go over the above-mentioned
examples again and consider them.
When someone asks another person to do something and id should be reported
they use the pattern: ask/tell
someone
Linda asked Alison to take care of her dog while she was on holiday.
The teacher told the students to hand in their tests.
To report when someone told another person no to do something. They use not
Mother told the child not to slide on the ice.
I asked my neighbor not to turn on music at night.
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