اللغة الإنجليزية — Grammar: Reported Speech (Statements) — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Reported Speech (Statements)

1. What is Reported Speech?

Reported speech reports what someone said without exact words. Tense changes when reporting verb is past: “I like coffee” → He said he liked coffee.

2. Tense Changes

• Present Simple → Past Simple: “I like” → He liked.
• Present Continuous → Past Continuous: “I am studying” → She was studying.
• Past Simple → Past Perfect: “I saw him” → She had seen him.
• Will → Would: “I will come” → He would come.
• Can → Could: “I can help” → She could help.

3. Time/Place Changes

now→then, today→that day, yesterday→the day before, tomorrow→the next day, here→there.

Exercises

1. Report: “I work in a bank.” → He said ______.
2. “I will call you tomorrow.” → She said ______.

See Conjunctions and Science Vocabulary.