Reported+Speech

__ USES __

 * We use the Reported Speech (Indirect Speech) to report what another person has said
 * Example: "I __want__ to go to Australia" __Anna said__. -> __Anna said that she wanted__ to go to Australia.

__ FORM __

 * __Verb tenses__
 * Direct Speech -> Reported Speech
 * Present Simple-> Past Simple
 * Example: "__I work__ in Argentina" -> __He said that he worked__ in Argentina
 * Present Continuous -> Past Continuous
 * Example: "__Dan is living__ in San Francisco," __she said__. -> __She said Dan was living__ in San Francisco.
 * Past Simple-> Past Perfect Simple
 * Example: "__We saw__ a good film on TV" -> __He said they had seen__ a good film on TV.
 * Past Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
 * Example: "__I was working__ late last night," __Vicki said__. ->__Vicki told me she'd been working__ last night.
 * Future Simple-> Conditional
 * Example: "__I will visit__ my mother" -> __He said that he would visit__ his mother
 * Present Perfect Simple-> Past Perfect Simple
 * Example: "__I have done__ this before" -> __She said that she had done__ that before
 * Present Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
 * Example: "__I've been studying__ English for two years," __he said__. -> __He said he'd been studying__ English for two years.
 * Past Perfect Simple -> Past Perfect Simple
 * Example: "__I'd been__ to Chicago before for work," he said. ->__He said that he'd been__ to Chicago before for work.
 * Past Perfect Continuous -> Past Perfect Continuous
 * Example: __She said__, "__I'd been dancing__ for years before the accident. -> __She said she'd been dancing__ for years before the accident.
 * Future Perfect Simple -> Conditional Perfect
 * Example: "__I will have arrived__ there by 5 pm" -> __He said he would have arrived__ here by 5 pm


 * __ Modal verbs  __
 * Direct Speech -> Reported Speech
 * Will -> Would
 * Example: "__I'll go__ to the movies tomorrow," __John said__. -> __John said he would go__ to the movies tomorrow.
 * Must -> Had to
 * Example: "__You must wear__ your seatbelt," __mom said__. ->__My mom said I had to wear__ my seatbelt.
 * May -> Might/Could
 * Example: __Jane said__, "__I may not be__ in class tomorrow." -> __Jane said she might not be__ in class tomorrow.
 * Can -> Could
 * Example: __Debra said__, "__Allen can work__ tomorrow." -> __Debra said Allen could work__ tomorrow.
 * Shall -> Should
 * Example: "__Shall we go__ to the beach today?" __Tom asked__. -> __PlayTom asked if we should go__ to the beach today.
 * (!) Would, could, should, might and ought to do not change the tense in Reported Speech


 * __ Time and space references __
 * Direct Speech -> Reported Speech
 * Now -> then, at that moment
 * Example: "__I'm writing__ a book __now__" __She said__ -> __She said that she was writing__ a book __then__.
 * Today -> that day
 * Example: "__I will go__ to the cinema __today__" -> __He said he would go__ to the cinema __that day__
 * tonight -> that night
 * Example: "__I am meeting__ Sam __tonight__" -> __She said that she was meeting__ Sam __that night__
 * last night -> the previous night, the night before
 * Example: "__I ate__ pizza __last night__" -> __I said I had eaten__ pizza __the night before__
 * tomorrow -> the next day, the following day
 * Example: "__I will call__ you __tomorrow__" __Sarah said__ -> __Sarah said that she would call__ me __the following day__
 * yesterday -> the previous day, the day before
 * Example: "__I saw__ Mike __yesterday__" __Chris said__ -> __Chris said that he had seen__ Mike __the previous day__.
 * this week -> that week
 * Example: "__I am going__ to Chicago __this week__" -> __He told me he was going__ to Chicago __that week__
 * next week -> the following week, the week after
 * Example: "__I may write__ Mr. Robinson __next week__" -> __She said that she might write__ Mr. Robinson __the following week__
 * here -> there
 * Example: "__I was here__ when it happened" -> __I told her I was there__ when it happened.


 * Questions
 * Direct Speech -> Reported Speech
 * What
 * Example: "__What__ are you looking for?" -> He asked __what__ I was looking for
 * Where
 * Example: "__Where__ can we go tonight?" -> She asked __where__ they could go that night
 * When
 * Example: "__When__ did they go to India?" -> He asked __when__ they had gone to India
 * Who
 * Example: "__Who__ told you that?" -> He asked me __who__ had told me that
 * How
 * Example: "__How__ old are the twins?" -> He asked __how__ old the twins were
 * Why
 * Example: "__Why__ did Carla leave so early?" -> He asked __why__ Carla had left so early
 * Which
 * Example: "__Which__ skirt did you choose?" -> She asked me __which__ skirt I had chosen
 * Whose
 * Example: "__Whose__ dog is missing?" -> He asked __whose__ dog was missing
 * Yes-no questions
 * Example: "Are these your glasses?" -> He asked me __if__ those were my glasses