Вопрос школьника
Complete the table below with verb forms from the text. How do the tenses and pronouns change in reported speech? Which reporting verbs are used?
Ответ от учителя
To complete the table below with verb forms from the text, we need to identify the verbs used in the text and their corresponding forms. Here is an example of a text and the corresponding table:
Text: «I am going to the store,» said John. John said that he was going to the store.
| Verb | Present Tense | Past Tense | Past Participle |
|——|—————|————|——————|
| go | go | went | gone |
| say | say | said | said |
In reported speech, the tense and pronouns change according to the rules of indirect speech. The present tense becomes the past tense, and the past tense becomes the past perfect tense. The pronouns also change to reflect the change in perspective from the speaker to the reported speech. For example, «I» becomes «he» or «she.»
Reporting verbs are used to introduce reported speech. Some common reporting verbs include «say,» «tell,» «ask,» «explain,» and «suggest.» These verbs are often followed by a direct object, such as «that» or «if,» which introduces the reported speech.
In conclusion, to complete the table with verb forms from the text, we need to identify the verbs used in the text and their corresponding forms. In reported speech, the tense and pronouns change according to the rules of indirect speech, and reporting verbs are used to introduce reported speech.
