Reported Speech

Reported Speech

1. It is used to report something that already happened

   • Lucas started playing the ukulele
     • Matheus told me that Lucas had started playing the ukulele
   • We use reported speech to reproduce other people's speech
     • It can also be used to narrate histories and facts that already happened

2. Pronouns can change according to te situation: We become they

3. Verb -> Participle

   • Can - Could
     • Fly - Flew
       • Start - Started

4. The only one that changes is Past simple that becomes past perfect

   • Present simple - Past simple
     • Present Continous - Past continuous
       • Present Perfect - Past perfect

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