Reported speech

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Reported Speech  is when we tell someone  what another  person said.To do this ,we can use direct speech or indirect speech  .

Direct speech:'I work in bank, ' said Daniel.

Indirect speech:'Daniel said that he worked in a bank.

In indirect speech, we often use a tense witch is 'further back'

In the past ex:worked than the tense originally used work. This is called backshift. We also my need to change other words that were used,for example pronouns. 

Present simple, present continueous and present perfect

When we backshift, present simple changes to past simple 

Present continuios changes to past continuous  and present perfect changes to past perfect

Ex:I travel a lot in my job

Jamila said that she traveld a lot in her job

Past simple and past continuous

When we backshift,past simple usually changes to past perfect simple a d past continuous usually changes to past perfect continuous 

Ex: we lived in China for 5 years 

She told me they 'd lived in China for 5 years.

It was raining all day

He told me it had been raining all day

Past perfect :

The past perfect doesn't change 

Ex:I'd tried everything without success, but this new medicine is great 

He say he 'd tried everything without  succces, but the new medicine was great