Rewrite these sentences in the Past tenses:

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I buy a book ever week.

I can help you with your homework.

I am going to the cinema.

I will explain you the grammar. ​

​Reported speech

​Gulnara said, ‘I love my new hat.’

Gulnara said that she loved her new hat.

​He said, 'I like trendy clothes.’

She said, ‘I’m going out.’

Assem sais, ‘I can do it.'

Askar said, ‘I will buy it.'

​Rewrite these sentences in reported speech:

1. Helen said,‘I’m tired.’

2. He explained,‘I am reading a book.'

3. John said, ‘I will be in Geneva on Monday.’

4. They explained, ‘It can be difficult to find our house.'

​•He said, ‘I’m waiting for Zhanar now.’

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​He said that he was waiting for Zhanar then.

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Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."​

"I'm getting a new car this week", she said.

He said: "My mother is here."​

​She said, 'I like your new shirt.'

​He says, 'I will come.'

Copernicus,' The planets revolve around the sun.​'​

​He says he will come.

Copernicus stated that the planets revolve around the sun.​

Teacher says, "We will write SAT4 before 16 May, 2022.'

​She said, "I always drink coffee".

​She has said, 'I work for an Italian company.'

‘I hope you will join us tonight,’ I said to James.

​SAID or TOLD?

​Said + personal pronouns  She said she liked her school.

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Told + personal pronouns She told me that she liked her  

                                                 school.

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BUT: She said to me that she liked her school.

1. ​Does he like reading?

2. Can you show me the way to the market?

3. Are you playing football now?

4. Will you go to the cinema with me?​

Rewrite these sentences as positive:

​Question Tense Positive

​Reported questions

​He said, 'Is Kanat back?.'

He asked if/whether Kanat was back.

​ positive sentence

He asked me if/whether S + verb (change the tense) ​

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​"Do you speak English?" He asked me_____.

​​"Have you got a computer?" She asked him ____.

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​He said, 'Who is she?.'

He asked who she was.

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He asked wh-word + S+ Verb (change the tense!!!)​

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He asked + WHO+ she + was.

1. Zhanar said, 'What time does the train arrive?.'

2. Asset said, "How old is your mother?.'

3. The policeman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"​

4. She said, "When can we have dinner?" she asked.​