БичлэгDirect and indirect speech
DIRECT SPEECH ON SUNDAY | TENSE CHANGE | INDIRECT SPEECH ON MONDAY |
| The children are in Ireland. My TV isn’t working. | AM/ARE/IS _ WAS/WERE | Karen said her children were in Ireland. He said his TV wasn’t working. |
| I have a meeting at 4.00. She has passed her exam. | HAVE/HAS _ HAD | She said she had a meeting at 4.00. Sally told me Sue had passed her exam. |
| I will probably be late. | WILL _ WOULD | I thought I would probably be late. |
| You can have three tickets. | CAN _ COULD | The man said I could have three tickets. |
| It doesn’t matter, Martin. | DO/DOES _ DID | I told Martin it didn’t matter. |
| The train leaves at 6.00. We all speak English | SIMPLE PRESEN T _ SIMPLE PAST | The timetable said the train left at 6.00. She said they all spoke English. |
| I forgot my keys | SIMPLE PAST _ PAST PERFECT | He said he had forgotten his keys. |
