| Direct speech
| Reported speech
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| He said, “I will have some tea.”
| He said (that) he would have some tea.
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| He said, “She can type fast.”
| He said (that) she could type fast.
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| He said, “I can talk to you tomorrow.”
| He said (that) he could/would be able to talk to me next day. (it refers to the future)
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| He said, “Theymay come home.”
| He said (that) they might come home.
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| He said, “What shall I tell her?”
| He asked what he should tell her.
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| He said, “You must stay in.”
| He said (that) I must/had to stay in.
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| He said, “She must be exhausted.”
| He said (that) she mustbe exhausted.
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| Direct Question
| Indirect Question
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| What are you doing?
| He askedme what I was doing.
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| Where do you live?
| He wanted to knowwhere I lived.
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| When did you see Tom?
| He askedme when I had seen Tom.
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| Where is the manager?
| He asked me where the manager was.
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| Who has broken the window?
| She wonderedwho had broken the window.
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| Ask (someone) + if + підрядне речення
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| Direct question
| Reported question
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| Are you watching TV?
| He asked (me) if I was watching TV.
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| Do you like sailing?
| He wanted to know if I liked sailing.
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| Did you eat raw fish?
| He wondered if I had eaten raw fish.
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| Have you found your passport?
| He askedme if I had found my passport.
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| Will you fly to Paris tomorrow?
| He wondered if I would fly to Paris the next day.
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Indirect speech for exclamatory and imperative sentences.
