Cover of the textbook Into Focus B1

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Grammar - Reported speech for the textbook Into Focus B1 with authors Sue Kay, Vaughan Jones, Silvia Minardi e Daniel Brayshaw from Pearson Longman

Question

Compare the Direct Speech 1-6 below with the Reported Speech in green in the text. What changes are there to the verb forms and pronouns?

Answer

1

  • Verb Change: present simple to past simple
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

2

  • Verb Change: present simple to past simple; present perfect to past perfect
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

3

  • Verb Change: present perfect to past perfect; present simple to past simple
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

4

  • Verb Change: present perfect to past perfect
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

5

  • Verb Change: simple past to past perfect
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

6

  • Verb Change: present continuous to past continuous
  • Pronoun Change: I to he

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