Could, would and might also change in reported speech. don’t might see you They said (that) they might see us later. ‘We later.’ —> Say and tell are the most common reporting verbs. Note the different verb patterns. He told me that be late. She said (to me) that she wanted to stay. he’d Sometimes there is no need to change the tenses (no backshift). This is the case when the reporting verb is in the present tense. meet you at the ‘I’ll airport.’ He says he meet us at the airport. —> ’II If the information we are reporting is still true in the present, we do not need to change the tenses but if the reporting verb is in the past, we can. a great She said that a great film. (This is still true now.) or ‘It's film.’ —> it’s She said that it was a great film. (Implies seen it and thought it was good at she’s the time.) reported questions Reported questions have the same tense and word changes as reported statements. To report a yes/no question, use if/whether after the reporting verb. you live in She asked me if I lived in Peru, or She asked me ‘Do Peru?’ —> whether I lived in Peru. To report a Wh- question, use the question word. is the She asked me where the restaurant was. ‘Where restaurant?’ —> In reported questions, the word order is the same as for statements. We do not use an auxiliary do/does/did. you like eating She asked me if I like eating sushi. ‘Do sushi?’ —> 10.2 verb patterns Many different structures can follow a verb in English. Some verbs are followed by an form, and some are followed by the infinitive. –ing
Could, would and might also don’t change in reported speech. ‘We might see you later.’ —> They said (that) they might see us later. Say and tell are the most common reporting verbs. Note the different verb patterns. He told me that he’d be late. She said (to me) that she wanted to stay. Sometimes there is no need to change the tenses (no backshift). This is the case when the reporting verb is in the present tense. ‘I’ll meet you at the airport.’ —> He says he ’II meet us at the airport. If the information we are reporting is still true in the present, we do not need to change the tenses but if the reporting verb is in the past, we can. ‘It's a great film.’ —> She said that it’s a great film. (This is still true now.) or She said that it was a great film. (Implies she’s seen it and thought it was good at the time.) reported questions Reported questions have the same tense and word changes as reported statements. To report a yes/no question, use if/whether after the reporting verb. ‘Do you live in Peru?’ —> She asked me if I lived in Peru, or She asked me whether I lived in Peru. To report a Wh- question, use the question word. ‘Where is the restaurant?’ —> She asked me where the restaurant was. In reported questions, the word order is the same as for statements. We do not use an auxiliary do/does/did. ‘Do you like eating sushi?’ —> She asked me if I like eating sushi. 10.2 verb patterns Many different structures can follow a verb in English. Some verbs are followed by an –ing form, and some are followed by the infinitive.
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