Pronouns direct indirect speech
I he / she (selon le contexte)
you he/she/they (selon le contexte)
he he
she she
we them
they them
the possessives direct indirect speech
my his / her (selon le contexte)
your his / her / their (selon le contexte)
his his
her her
our our
their their
verb forms
simple present simple past (like liked )
present BE-ing past BE-ing ( He is thinking He was thinking)
past past perfect ( worked had worked )
present perfect past perfect ( worked had worked )
future will + BV would + BV ( will go would go )
must + BV had to + BV ( must buy had to buy )
time clauses
today that day
now then
yesterday the day before
tomorrow the next day
ago before
next after
last before
The conjonction THAT (not obligatory)
Jill said (that) she liked apples.
I think (that) John plays well.
The questions
1) yes / no questions
if + subject + verb
John asked Paul, "do you like football ?"
John asked Paul if he liked football.
2) WH questions
question word + subject + verb
The waiter asked Jane, " what do you want ?"
The waiter asked Jane what she wanted.
Direct Speech to indirect speech