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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