English Reported Speech Rules and Vocabulary

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Reported Speech: Verb Tense Changes

Present Simple to Past Simple
- Direct: I work in Paris
- Indirect: He said he worked in Paris
Present Continuous to Past Continuous
- Direct: I am working
- Indirect: He said he was working
Past Simple to Past Perfect
- Direct: I worked
- Indirect: He said he had worked
Past Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
- Direct: I was working
- Indirect: He said he had been working
Present Perfect to Past Perfect
- Direct: I have worked
- Indirect: He said he had worked
Present Perfect Continuous to Past Perfect Continuous
- Direct: I have been working
- Indirect: He said he had been working
Past Perfect: No Change
- Direct: I had worked
- Indirect: He said he had worked
Past Perfect Continuous: No Change
- Direct: I had been working
- Indirect: He said he had been working

Will to Would
- Direct: I will work
- Indirect: He said he would work
Can to Could
- Direct: I can sing
- Indirect: He said he could sing
Must to Had to
- Direct: I must work
- Indirect: He said he had to work
May to Might
- Direct: May I help you?
- Indirect: He asked if he might help me
Shall to Should
- Direct: What shall I do?
- Indirect: He asked what he should do

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