TANSE CHANGES |
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PRESENT SIMPLE
HE LOVES CHOCOLATE |
PAST SIMPLE
HE SAID (THAT) HE LOVED CHOCOLATE |
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I AM BAKING A CAKE. |
PAST CONTINUOUS
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE WAS BAKING A CAKE. |
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PAST SIMPLE
I RAN A MARATHON. |
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
HE SAID (THAT) HE HAD RUN A MARATHON. |
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PAST CONTINUOUS
I WAS WATCHING TV. |
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE HAD BEEN WATCHING TV. |
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
I HAVE CALLED MY MUM. |
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
HE SAID (THAT) HE HAD CALLED HIS MUM. |
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I HAVE BEEN PAINTING MY HOUSE. |
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE HAD BEEN PAINTING HIS HOUSE. |
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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
I HAD MET WITH MY FRIENDS. |
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
HE SAID (THAT) HE HAD MET WITH HIS FRIENDS. |
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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I HAD BEEN SLEEPING. |
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE HAD BEEN SLEEPING. |
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FUTURE SIMPLE
I WILL DO IT. |
WOULD
HE SAID (THAT) HE WOULD DO IT. |
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FUTURE CONTINUOUS
I WILL BE READING A MAGAZINE. |
WOULD
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE WOULD BE READING A MAGAZINE. |
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FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE
I WILL HAVE WRITTEN THE ESSAY BY SUNDAY. |
WOULD
HE SAID (THAT) YOU WOULD HAVE WRITTEN THE ESSAY BY SUNDAY. |
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I WILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR A WEEK ON MONDAY. |
WOULD
SHE SAID (THAT) SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR A WEEK ON MONDAY. |
OTHER CHANGES:
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OTHER CHANGES IN REPORTED SPEECH |
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DIRECT SPEECH |
REPORTED SPEECH |
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TIME |
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NOW |
AT THAT TIME, THEN |
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TODAY |
THAT DAY |
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TONIGHT |
THAT NIGHT |
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TOMORROW |
THE FOLLOWING DAY/THE NEXT DAY |
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YESTERDAY |
THE DAY BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS DAY |
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LAST NIGHT |
THE NIGHT BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS NIGHT |
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THIS MONTH |
THE MONTH BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS MONTH |
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THIS WEEK |
THE WEEK BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS WEEK |
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NEXT DECADE |
THE FOLLOWING DECADE |
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10 YEARS AGO |
10 YEARS BEFORE |
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IN 2 MONTHS |
TWO MONTHS LATER |
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PLACE |
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HERE |
THERE |
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IN THIS PLACE |
IN THAT PLACE |
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PRONOUNS |
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MY |
HER/HIS |
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OUR |
THEIR |
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THIS |
THAT |
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THESE |
THOSE |