Reported Speech Questions Long
The rules for changing time and place expressions in reported speech are as follows:
1. Time expressions:
- If the reported speech is still true at the time of reporting, we do not need to change the time expression.
- If the reported speech refers to a specific time in the past, we usually change the time expression to reflect the past.
- For example:
- Direct speech: "I will meet her tomorrow."
- Indirect speech: He said he would meet her the next day.
- Direct speech: "I saw him yesterday."
- Indirect speech: She said she had seen him the day before.
2. Place expressions:
- If the reported speech is still true at the time of reporting, we do not need to change the place expression.
- If the reported speech refers to a specific place, we usually change the place expression to reflect the new location.
- For example:
- Direct speech: "I am going to the park."
- Indirect speech: She said she was going to the park.
- Direct speech: "I was at the library."
- Indirect speech: He said he had been at the library.
It is important to note that these rules may vary depending on the context and the tense of the reported speech. Additionally, when reporting questions, the word order and verb tense may also change.