Posts belonging to Category 'reported speech'

Tense sequences

Another excellent video from Paul in the United States. Enjoy. Present –> past “I’m hungry” –> He said he was hungry present continuous –> past continuous “I’m going home” –> he said he was going home Past –> past perfect I didn’t see him –> he said he hadn’t seen him Present perfect –> past [...]

Reported Speech: he said that…

Graham: “I have a new car.” Reported speech: “Graham said that he had a new car.” Jessica: “I’m sick” Reported speech: “Jessica said that she was sick” Quand on raconte plus tard ce que quelqu’un a dit, il faut changer le temps utilisé au passé. Sachez que ‘would’ est le passé de ‘will’ tout comme [...]