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Future Perfect tense will have changes into would have

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He said, I will have finished the work   She said, They will have passed the examination He said, I will have gone He said that he would have finished the work.   She said that they would have passed the examination. He said that he would have gone.

 

 

The sequence of tenses is:

VIOLATED STRICTLY OBSERVED
1. in present-time contexts after a past form in the principal clause when the reference is made to a. the actual present time (I told her that we are always glad to see her) b. the actual past time (They left an hour ago. You said you didnt want to go) c. the actual future time (Did you know they are coming tomorrow?) 2. after a past form in the principal clause when we speak about the general truth (He understood how important the profession of a doctor is) 3. with modal verbs which have only one form MUST, SHOULD, OUGHT TO, NEED (I said I must be off) 1. in object clauses () 2. in subject and predicative clauses (It is strange how she left) 3. in appositive clauses (She had the fear that smth terrible would happen) 4. in clauses of purpose (He turned on the light so that everyone could see him) 5. in simple sentences in the inner speech (It wasnt actually as bad. Tom was to leave for college, but it didnt mean Kelly would stay alone) 6. in simple sentences with an inserted parenthetic sentence (It was all right, James thought to himself)

 

 

OUT-OF-DATE-REPORTING

Direct speech Reported speech
Present simple I want to go to bed early, he said. Past simple He said (that) he wanted to go to bed early.
Present continuous She is feeding the baby, he said. Past continuous He said (that) she was feeding the baby.
Present perfect I have bought a new dress, she said. Past perfect She said (that) she had bought a new dress.
Past simple I finished work early, Alex said. Past simple or past perfect Alex said (that) he (had) finished work early.
Past continuous I was planning to call you later, she said. Past continuous or Past perfect continuous She said (that) she was planning/ had been planning to call me later.
Future (will) I will talk to you tomorrow, she said. Conditional (would) She said (that) she would talk to me the next day.

 

The sequence of tenses is not observed in Object Clauses when:
a general truth or scientific law is expressed: Copernicus concluded that the earth goes round the sun.
something habitual, customary, or characteristic is represented: We asked a bank clerk when the bank closes.
in newspaper and magazine articles: It was announced in Cairo yesterday that the election will be held in June

 

Nearness

Distance
Now this then, at this time, immediately that last week the week before, the previous week
today, tonight that day, that night next week the week after, the following week
yesterday the day before, the previous day two days ago two days before
tomorrow the next day, the following day here there
this week that week come go

 

We can use the verbs say and tell both in direct and reported speech.

Tell is always followed by a personal object ( told me ).

Say is used with or without a personal object. When used with a personal object it is always followed by the preposition to (said to me).

Study the following examples:

 

Direct speech Reported speech
He said, Im Ted. He said (that) he was Ted.
He said to me, Im Ted. He said to me that he was Ted.
He told me, Im Ted. He told me that he was Ted.

Say and tell are also used with the following expressions:

 

say good morning, afternoon, etc., something, nothing, etc., ones prayers, so, a few words
tell the truth, a lie, a secret, a story, the time, the difference, smb ones name, smb the way, one from another, ones fortune

MODAL VERBS CHANGES

 

Direct speech Reported speech
He said, I will have some tea. He said (that) he would have some tea.
He said, She can type fast. He said (that) she could type fast.
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)
He said, They may come home. He said (that) they might come home.
He said, What shall I tell her? He asked what he should tell her.
He said, You must stay in. He said (that) I must/had to stay in.
He said, She must be exhausted. He said (that) she must be exhausted.
Direct Question Indirect Question
What are you doing? He asked me what I was doing.
Where do you live? He wanted to know where I lived.
When did you see Tom? He asked me when I had seen Tom.
Where is the manager? He asked me where the manager was.
Who has broken the window? She wondered who had broken the window.

Ask (someone) + if +

Direct question Reported question
Are you watching TV? He asked (me) if I was watching TV.
Do you like sailing? He wanted to know if I liked sailing.
Did you eat raw fish? He wondered if I had eaten raw fish.
Have you found your passport? He asked me if I had found my passport.
Will you fly to Paris tomorrow? He wondered if I would fly to Paris the next day.

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