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1. Diapositivo 1

STEP BY STEP

2. Diapositivo 2

This is how we report statements.
“I am doing my homework now,” said Tom.
Tom said that he was doing his homework then.
Reporting
Again
References
Finally
Speakers
Tenses
references
don’t
verbs
are
to
move
forget
people
like
always
toback
“say,
people
tochange
remove
mentioned
into
tell,
change
the
explain…”
because
the
past.
at
because
speech
the
the
are
Now let’s take a look at some of
marks
In
used
beginning
We
this
Thein
need
(inverted
case
use
the
the
point
of
the
to
of
Past
point
“that”
change
the
Present
commas)
Simple
ofsentence
of
view
isview
references
optional
Continuous
and
changes.
around
changed.
in
placed
the
into
the
English.
reported
after
becomes
times.
spoken
the
these changes in more detail.
“My”
“I” refers to Past
Tom,
Tom’s,
subject.
speech.
Continuous.
words.
sosowe
wechange
changeit ittoto“he”.
“his”.

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TENSE CHANGES: present
make/makes
made
am/is/are
making
was/were
making
has/have
made
had made
don’t/doesn’t
make
didn’t
make
Note that we only change the first verb from
present into past.

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TENSE CHANGES: past
went
had gone
didn’t go
hadn’t
gone
was/were
going
had been
going
When the tense is past we need to add
had + past participle
Verbs already in the past perfect do not change.

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TENSE CHANGES: modal verbs
can
could
will
would
may
might
must
must or
had to
The past modals could, would, should and
might do not change.

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CHANGES in PLACE & TIME
here
there
this
that/the
these
those
now
then
today
that day

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CHANGES in PLACE & TIME
tonight
that night
tomorrow
the next day /
the following
day
next week
the following
week
yesterday
the day before/
the previous
day
last month
the previous
month
THAT’S ALL
FOR NOW!
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