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You have to use indirect speech / reported speech if you want to encase the quoted
sentence into a sentence. In this case there are going to be several changes in the
quoted sentence.
Changes:
First, we are going to learn how to
quote a sentence in the present. In
these cases you dont have to go
back a tense, but there are other
necessary changes you have to do.
Lets look at these first.
that / those
here
there
now
today
that day
tonight
that night
yesterday
tomorrow
this (week)
that (week)
last (month)
next (year)
ago
before
come
go
bring
take
I am a
studen
t.
We are
friends.
Yes-no question:
Wh-question:
E)
The
order
of
the
reported
commands / suggestions / requests
You have to change the verb into
TO+INFINITIVE. If it is a negative
command you have to change it into NOT+
TO+INFINITIVE.
Lets see two examples:
Go to your room.
Mary tells the children to go to their
room.
Dont watch late night films.
Mary tells the children not to watch
late night films.
Wh-question
pronoun
+
Subject
+
Predicate (modal verb if necessary +
verb) + Object + Adverbs (place, time)