Reported Speech
Study the following sentences.
1. Direct "We will present the paper tomorrow," said the committee.
Reported The committee said that they would present the paper the following
day.
2. Direct Write your full name, please," said the clerk.
Reported The clerk asked me to write my full name.
Reported speech refers to reproducing another person's exact words. When we use reported
speech, we are usually talking about the past. If the "reporting verb" is in form of the simple
past tense or the past perfect tense, the tense, pronoun, and adverb of place the "reported
words" will change.
Verb Tense Changes
Present Simple
He said,"I present my paper."
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Past Simple
He said,"I present my paper."
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Present Continuous
He said,"I am presenting my paper."
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Past Continuous
He said he was presenting his paper
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Present Perfect
He said,"I have presented my paper."
Past Simple
He said,"I presented my paper."
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Past Perfect
He said he had presented his paper
Past Perfect
He said he had presented his paper.
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Past Continuous
He was presenting his paper
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Past Perfect Continuous
He said he had been presenting his paper.
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Future Simple
He said,"I will present my paper."
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Future Simple in the Past
He said he would present his paper.
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