English Grade IV

Tense Changes When Using Reported Speech

Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct

speech:

PRESENT TENSE

Simple present(verb)------------------------------------------------------Simple past(verb)

"I always drink coffee", she said. She said that she always drank coffee.

1. “I work on time”, she said.

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2. “We play football daily”, they said.

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Present perfect (has/have + verb) ---------------------------------Past perfect (had + verb)

"I have done my work", he told me. He told me that he had done his work.

1. “We have watched this movie”, they said.

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2. “My mother has baked a cake”, Annum said.

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Present continuous [is/am/are+ verb(ing)]-----------Past continuous[was/were + verb(ing)]

"I am reading a book", he explained. He explained that he was reading a book

1. “We are going to the mall”, they said.

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2. “My friend is helping me complete my work”, Zarmina said.

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3. “I am playing monopoly”, she said.

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Present perfect continuous-------------- ------------------------------------- Past perfect continuous

[has/have + been + verb(ing)]------------------------------------[had + been + verb(ing)]

They complained, "We have been waiting for hours.”They complained that they had been

waiting for hours.

1. “I have been baking a cake for two hours”, Maira said.

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2. “My father has been working all day”, Ali said.

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Q.1) Change the narration of the following sentences into indirect.

1. Garry said to SpongeBob, “ This is the best craby patty, I’ve ever eaten.”

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2. Herbie said to her master, “ I am tired of running today.”

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3. Voldemort screamed in anger, “ Harry Potter must die tonight.”

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4. Matilda sobbed in front of Miss Honey, “ Miss Trunchbull is going to scold me badly.”

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5. Greg Heffley said , “ I want to become a cartoonist.”

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Name: __________________

Date: 25th March 2020.

Q.1) Identify whether the sentences are simple complex or compound.

1. James’ car is blue and green in colour. _________________________

2. Shakespeare is the most popular dramatist as he wrote the best dramas of all

time.___________________-

3. J.K.Rowling is planning to arrange a party for her friend.________________

4. Galileo invented the telescope and Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

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5. I wasn’t feeling well so I took the medicine. ____________________

6. I was absent yet I did the homework given by math teacher_______________________

7. Im not going to the mall because my car is out of order.__________________________

8. Taniya is studying hard for her exams are drawing near.__________________________

9. Tiger Woods is my all-time favourite golf player. _______________________________

10. Last night Barca and Manchester City had a tough match but Barca won. _____________

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