Reported Speech

Statements
1. Present simple-Past simple
2. Present continuous-Past continuous
3. Past simple-Past perfect simple
4. Present perfect simple-Past perfect simple
5. Present perfect continuous-Past perfect continuous
6. Past continuous-Past perfect continuous
7. Will-Would
8. May/Might-Might
9. Must-Must/Had to
10. Can-Could
11. Today-That day
12. Tomorrow-The next/following day
13. Tonight-That night
14. Next week-The next/following week
15. Ago/Before
16. Last week-The previous week/The week before
17. Yesterday-The previous day/The day before
18. This/These-That/Those
19. Here/There
Questions
1. Wh(...)?
  1. There is no inversion of subject and verb
    1. "Where are you?" - He asked me where I was
2. Yes/No
  1. We use IF or WhETHER
    1. "Can you do it?" - They asked me IF I could do it
  2. We do not use the auxiliary verb DO
    1. "Do you like music?" - She asked me if I liked music
Other reporting verbs
1. NEED to be followed by a person
  1. Warn-Remind-Tell
2. NOT followed by a person
  1. Explain-Add-Claim-Admit-Agree-Announce-Claim-Say-
Other reporting structures
1. verb+infinitive
  1. Agree, Claim, Offer, Promise, Refuse
2. verb+object+infinitive
  1. Advise, Ask, Forbid, Insctruct, Tell, Order, Remind, Warn, Recommend
3. verb+gerund
  1. Admit, Advise, Deny, Regret, Recommend, Suggest
4. verb+preposition+gerund
  1. Apologize for, Insist on, Object to, Confess to
5. verb+-object+preposition+gerund
  1. Accuse somebody of, Congratulate somebody on, Criticise somebody for, Warn somebody against

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