Reported Speech Tense Changes List

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DIRECT SPEECH	REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Present "I live in Paris."	Simple Past He said he lived in Paris.
Present Continuous "I'm not feeling well."	Past Continuous He said he wasn't feeling well.
Present Perfect "I've never been there."	Past Perfect He said he had never been there.
Present Perfect Continuous "She's been working."	Past Perfect Continuous He said she had been working
Simple Past "I saw my mother."	Past Perfect He said he had seen his mother.
Future "There will be a problem."	Conditional He said there would be a problem.
Future Continuous "I'll be leaving soon."	Conditional Continuous He said he would be leaving soon.
MODALS
Present Modals	Past Modals
"I will go."	He said he would go.
"I can swim."	He said he could swim.
"It may rain."	He said it might rain.
"I must go to the bank."	He said he had to go to the bank.
"I needn't phone her."	He said he didn't need to phone her.
THE FOLLOWING MODAL VERBS DO NOT CHANGE: Would, could, might, ought to, needn't have, must have, used to
First Conditional "I'll go if they go."	Second Conditional He said he would go if they went.

Simple Present - Simple past

"She lives in Paris"

Present Continuous - Past Continuous

"She is dancing"

Present Perfect - Past Perfect

"She has been to Paris"

Past Perfect - No Change

"She had been dancing"

Simple Past - Past Perfect

"She danced"

Future- Conditional

"She will live in Paris"

Future Continuous - Conditional Continuous

"She will be dancing"

Modals

Present Modals - Past Modals

"She can dance"

"She may dance"

"She must dance"

"She needn't dance"

The following modals do not change:

Would, could, might, ought to, needn't have, must have, used to.

First Conditional - Second Conditional

"She will dance if they pay"

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