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danny134
06-05-2005, 03:10 AM
Hello
I want to know where can I find in the website "Englishpage" rules about speech in the past.For example:"John will go tommorow school" but in past we don't say 'tommorow' but "Gerry said John would go school the next day",
so I want the rules about reported speech and direct speech in the past.Can you address me that please?Thank you very much indeed :P

Danny

Pete
06-05-2005, 11:08 AM
Hello
I want to know where can I find in the website "Englishpage" rules about speech in the past.For example:"John will go tommorow school" but in past we don't say 'tommorow' but "Gerry said John would go school the next day",
so I want the rules about reported speech and direct speech in the past.Can you address me that please?Thank you very much indeed :P

Danny
I didn't look specifically for references in the Englishpage website.

-- A Google search turned up the sites below, among many others, that discuss the changes you make when you convert direct quotes to indirect quotes (also called reported speech):

The following gives a comprehensive discussion of verb changes:
http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/reported%20speech/reported.htm

This one includes other changes: pronouns and time references:
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blreported.htm