Direct and Indirect Speech


Changes in Time and Place in Reported Speech

Time and place references often have to change in Indirect Speech

  • Now -> Then
  • Today -> That day
  • Here -> There
  • This -> That
  • Tomorrow -> The following day/ The next day/ The day after
  • Next week -> The following week/ The next week/ The week after
  • Yesterday -> The previous day/ The day before
  • Last week -> The previous week/ The week before
  • Ago -> Previously/ Before
  • Tonight -> That night

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Changes in Time and Place in Reported Speech

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