Direct & Indirect speech

Direct & Indirect ENGLISH simple learning

V1

V2

Was/were + V - in

had + been + V- ing

V2

had + V3

has/ have + V3

had + V3

had + V3

had + V3

has/ have + been + V - ing

had + been + V- ing

Was/were + V - ing

had + been + V- ing

will

would

can

could

shell

should

would

would

should

should

must

had to

"I always drink coffee", she said

She said that she always drank coffee

"I am reading a book", he explained.

He explained that he was reading a book

"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.

He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.

"I have been to Spain", he told me.

He told me that he had been to Spain.

"I had just turned out the light," he explained.

He explained that he had just turned out the light

They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".

They complained that they had been waiting for hours.

We were living in Paris", they told me.

They told me that they had been living in Paris

"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said.

He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday

She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".

She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

Statement

that

Wh - Question

Wh - Question

Order or command

to

Question

if