UNIT 12^
Reported speech tense change In pairs or smali groups, complete the table showing the tense change we normally make from direct to reported speech. |
s * | |
EXAMPLE | ||
imperative |
'Be quiet!' | |
infinitive |
She told them .............pobe......... |
.... auiet. |
simple present |
'I am fed up with you!' |
. |
She said she................................... |
. fed up with them. | |
present continuous |
'You're making a terrible noise.' | |
She said thev................................. |
1 ... a terrible noise. | |
simple past |
'You woke me up.' |
• |
She said thev................................. |
... her ud. | |
past continuous |
'I was trying to get some rest.' | |
She said she ................................... |
. to aet some rest. | |
present perfect simple |
'No-one has ever been so rude to me before.' | |
She said no-one................. ever ... |
..............so rude to her before. | |
present perfect continuous |
'You've been making a noise for hours.' | |
She said thev................................. |
... a noise for hours. | |
past perfect simple |
'1 wish the caretaker had never let you use the village hall.' | |
She said she wished the caretaker .. |
...............never.................them use | |
the village hall. | ||
is going to |
'I am going to lose my temper.' | |
V She said she................................... |
. lose her temper. | |
can, will, must, etc. |
•V *• '1 can't hear myself think.' | |
She said she................................... |
. hear herself think. | |
1 Z |