Reported Speech: Modals & Time Expressions by Luciano https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h en-us 2018-09-08 08:01:57 UTC 2018-09-09 00:33:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Modals lucku13_romero98 https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279062811 In Reported Speech some of the modal verbs change. ]]> 2018-09-08 08:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279062811 lucku13_romero98 https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279062959 Will changes to Would
Example: 'I will have some tea', she said. 
She said (that) she would have some tea. 

Can changes to Could 
Example: 'I can speak perfect English', he said. 
He said (that) he could speak perfect English. 
 
Must changes to Must / Had to 
Example: She said, 'You must leave early tomorrow' 
She told me (that) I must / had to leave early the next day'
 
Shall changes to Would / Should 
Example: She asked, 'Shall I come earlier?'
She asked her father if she would / should come earlier.
 
May changes to Might or Could 
Example: He said, 'We may visit grandma tonight' 
He told me (that) we might visit grandma that night' 
 
Note: "Would", "Could", "Should", "Might", “Had better” and "Ought to", does not change in reported speech.
Examples:
'I would help, but I have to do another thing', she said. 
She said (that) she would help but she have another thing to do. 

He said, 'I could swim when I was four' 
He said (that) he could swim when he was four. 

'I should call my mother', he said. 
He said (that) he should call his mother. 

'I might be late', he said.  
He said (that) he might be late.

 
]]> 2018-09-08 08:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279062959 Time Expressions lucku13_romero98 https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279063540 Below you can see the changes that the expressions of time suffer when we use reported speech:

Now - Then / At that time

Here - There

Today - That day

Tonight - That night

This week/ month/ year - That week /month / year

Tomorrow - The next day / The following day

Next week/ month/ year – the week/ month/ year after or the following week/ month/ year 
 
Yesterday – The day before or the previous day 
 
Last week/ month/ year – the week/ month/ year before or the previous week/ month/ year 




]]> 2018-09-08 08:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279063540 lucku13_romero98 https://padlet.com/lucku13_romero98/aywnp5xafm4h/wish/279063937 Note: 
 
When this/these are used in time expressions, they change to that/those. 
Example: this week – that week, these days – those days. 
 
When this/that/these/those are not used in time expressions, they change as follows: 
 
a) As adjectives, that is, when they are followed by a noun, they change to “the”. 
Example: This cake is delicious, he said. 
He said (that) the cake was delicious. 
 
b) As pronouns, that is, when they are not used followed by a noun, they change to “it” or “they/them”. 
Example: 1) 'This is a wonderful picture', she said.
She told her (that) it was a worderful picture.
                  2) 'She said, 'Those are the children who laughed at her ' 
She said (that) they were the children who laughed at her. 
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