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Direct and indirect speech
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
 Sarah | -Hello! Sarah speaking. -Hello Sarah! It's me, Bob. I'm going to see my mother tomorrow. |  What did he say? |
| DIRECT | Bob said, 'I'm going to see my mother tomorrow.'
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| INDIRECT | Bob said (that) he was going to see his mother the next day.
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| Bob announced that ... Bob declared that... Bob added that... Bob told me that... |
| Bob said that... Bob said to me that... Bob told me that... |
| PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES |
| Bob said, 'I'm going to see my mother.' => Bob said (that) he was going to see his mother. |
| 'You have bought yourself a lovely dress.' => He told her (that) she had bought herself a lovely dress. |
| TIME, LOCATION |
| 'I'm going to see my mother tomorrow.' => Bob said (that) he was going to see his mother the next day. |
| Mark: 'I went to London last week.' => He added (that) he had gone to London the week before. |
| Sue: 'I must leave now!' => She told me (that) she had to leave then. |
| Peter: 'I don't like this house.' => Peter said (that) he didn't like that house. |
| Peter: 'I can't live here.' => Peter told us (that) he couldn't live there. |
| DIRECT | INDIRECT | |
| now | => | then |
| tonight | => | that night |
| yesterday | => | the day before / the previous day |
| tomorrow | => | the next day / the following day |
| last (year, month...) | => | the last / previous (year, month...) |
| next (month, week...) | => | the next / following (month, week...) |
| this => | that |
| that => | that |
| these => | these |
| those => | those |
| here => | there |
| there => | there |
| TENSES |
| Bob said, 'I'm going to see my mother.' => Bob said (that) he was going to see his mother. |
| DIRECT | => | INDIRECT | ||
| future | 'I will always love you.' | => | conditional | He said he would always love me. |
| present simple | .'He is ill.' | => | past simple | She said he was ill. |
| present continuous | 'I'm leaving today.' | => | past continuous | He said he was leaving that day. |
| present perfect | 'You have bought a dress.' | => | past perfect | He said she had bought a dress. |
| present perf. cont. | 'I've been working all day.' | => | past perf. cont. | He said he had been working all day. |
| past simple | 'I went to London.' | => | past perfect | He said he had gone to London. |
| past continuous | 'My friends were playing chess.' | => | past perfect cont. | He said his friends had been playing chess. |
| past perfect | 'I had lost my bag' | . | . | pas de changement |
MODALS | ||||
| can | => | could | 'She can cook delicious meals.' | He said she could cook delicious meals. |
| may | => | might | 'It may not rain this night.' | He said it might not rain that night. |
| must | => | had to | 'I must leave now.' | She said she had to leave then. |
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