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Nick says: “I like my granny very much.”

Nick says (that) he likes his granny very much.

The Browns say: “We’ve moved into a new flat.”

The Browns say (that) they’ve moved into a new flat.

+/! (просьба что-нибудь сделать)

Mother says: “Betty, buy some bread, please.”

Mother tells Betty to buy some bread.

Mother asks Betty to buy some bread.

My friends say: “We didn’t go to the cinema yesterday”.

My friends say they didn’t go to the cinema yesterday.

-/! (просьба не делать чего-нибудь)

My aunt says to me: “Don’t go there”.

My aunt asks me not to go there.

My aunt tells me not to go there.

Yes/No - ?

She asks: “Is Wales situated in the British Isles?”

She asks if Wales is situated in the British Isles.

Nelly asks:” Have you been to Spain?”

Nelly asks (wants to know, is interested, wonders) if I have been to Spain.

Wh-?

She asks: “Where is Wales situated?”

She asks where Wales is situated.

Bob asks: ”When will they go there?”

Bob wants to know when they will go there.

Nelly said: “I live in Pskov.”

Nelly said that she lived in Pskov.

Nelly told me she lived in Pskov.

After said that or told smb a verb is usually in the past.

Present Perfect

→ Past Perfect (in the reported speech)

Past Indefinite

Ann said to Helen: “Pete broke the glass.”

“Pete has broken the glass.”

Ann told Helen Pete had broken the glass.

Frank asked Tom: “Where did Jack go?”

“Where has Jack gone?”

Frank asked Tom where Jack had gone.

Don’t forget to change the following.

Here → there now → then

this → that these → those

today → that day yesterday → the day before

ago → before last → the previous

Nelly said:”I will help you.”

Nelly said she would help us.

Phil asked Mary:”Will you go shopping?”

Phil asked Mary if she would go shopping.

Don’t forget to change the following:

Tomorrow → the next day

in 2 days (weeks, months) → 2 days (weeks, months) later

next day → the next day, the following day

this → that

now → then

Peter said: ”We shall start in two weeks.”

Peter said they would start two weeks later.

Bill asked: “Why will she come tomorrow?”

Bill asked why she would come the next day.