Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Grammar station: Reported speech 23 “London’s my home, so it makes me angry.” “A lot of Asians are afraid to go out alone.” “They seem to blame us for everything.” “I was born in Britain.” Reported speech: He says that London’s his home, so it makes him angry. He says that they seem to blame them for everything. He says that a lot of Asians are afraid to go out alone. He says that he was born in Britain. Joe: “I believe she’s got tremendous potential.” Mr Bhamra: “Our team even won the East Africa Cup.” Mr Bhamra: “She’ll be starting university soon.” Jess: “It’s all changing now.” Reported speech: Joe said that he believed she had got tremendous potential. Mr Bhamra said that she would be starting university soon. Mr Bhamra said that his team had even won the East Africa Cup. Jess said that it was all changing now. 1 When the reporting verb is in the present ( says, explains, etc.), the tense the verb has in direct speech does not change . But sometimes pronouns and adverbs change in reported speech. e.g. I  he, our  their, here  there, etc. 2 When the reporting verb is in the past ( said, explained, etc.), the tense the verb has in direct speech usually changes . When you use the past tense in reported speech, the verb after the reporting verb changes. Direct speech Reported speech present simple  past simple present continuous  past continuous will future  would present perfect  past perfect past simple  past perfect Reference words of time: today  that day yesterday  the day before tomorrow  the next/following day Reference words of place: here  there this  that these  those Other changes: I  he/she we  they 80 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigent m des Verlags öbv