English grammar: Reported speech

Question 1

What tense is "I've always loved my husband"?

Accepted Answer

It's present perfect.

Question 2

If the reporting verbs are in present tense (She says she ...", the rest of the sentence ...

Accepted Answer

doesn't change at all. --> "she has always loved her husband."

Question 3

Reported speech is

Accepted Answer

when you're telling others what other people said.

Question 4

"Can" stays the same.

Accepted Answer

Wrong. It turns into "could".

Question 5

Some words like "today", "here" or "now" __________________ in reported speech.

Accepted Answer

change

Question 6

When backshifting, can turns into could.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Present perfect turns into ____ and "will" turns into ____.

Accepted Answer

past perfect ... would.

Question 8

"Today", "here" or "now" change into

Accepted Answer

"that day", "there" and "then".

Question 9

Backshifting means that present turns into _____ and past turns into _____.

Accepted Answer

past ... past perfect.

Question 10

"I've loved" turns into "I'd loved". We call this ___________________ of the tenses.

Accepted Answer

backshifting

Question 11

"I really enjoy baking cookies." Choose one correct reported speech version: "He said ..."

Accepted Answer

"he really enjoys baking cookies.", "he really enjoyed baking cookies."

Question 12

If something is still true, we

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don't have to backshift the tense. "He said he is a teacher." is fine.

Question 13

"My dog rescued a baby! " --> "He said his dog ..."

Accepted Answer

"had rescued a baby."

Question 14

What tense did it change to in the reported speech?

Accepted Answer

"I had always loved." --> Past perfect.

Question 15

Reported speech: "She said she had always loved her husband". What was it she actually said?

Accepted Answer

"I've always loved my husband."

Question 16

We call verbs such as "(she) said", "thought", "shouted", "whispered" _____________________?

Accepted Answer

reporting verbs.

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