Rule2 :Reporting Verb = Past Tense. (SAID)

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Class Date Name

Narration

Rule 1:Reporting verb = Present Tenses ( say, says, will say, has said)= No change in ‘Reported Verb’.

Rule2 :Reporting verb = Past Tense. (SAID)

Is → was, were

Are→ was, were

Am→ was, were

1. She says to me, ‘I am ill.’
2. ______
3. I say to her, ‘I am also ill.’
4. ______
5. He said to us, ‘Both of you are going to the doctor.’
6. ______
7. The doctor has said, ‘I am not available today.’(today =that day)
8. ______
9. We say to him, ‘It is urgent as we are not feeling well.’
10. ______
11. He said to us, ‘I am told not to see any patient today.’
12. ______
13. She will say, ‘If you are no attending to us ,tell us about some other doctor here.’(here=there)
14. ______
15. He says to us, ‘You are not entitled to this facility now.’(this= that;now=then)
16. ______
17. You said to me, ‘We are wasting his time.’
18. ______
19. They said to him, ‘You are requested to cooperate.’
20. ______

Narration

Rule 1: Reporting verb = Present Tenses ( say, says, will say, has said)= No change in ‘Reported Verb’.

Rule2 : Reporting verb = Past Tense. (SAID)

Was, Were→Had been

1. 1. She says to me, ‘I was ill.’
2. ______
3. I say to her, ‘I was also ill.’
4. ______
5. He said to us, ‘Both of you were going to the doctor.’
6. ______
7. The doctor has said, ‘I was not available today.’(today =that day)
8. ______
9. We say to him, ‘It was urgent as we were not feeling well.’
10. ______
11. He said to us, ‘I was told not to see any patient today.’
12. ______
13. She will say, ‘If you were no attending to us ,tell us about some other doctor here.’(here=there)
14. ______
15. He says to us, ‘You were not entitled to this facility now.’(this= thay; now=then)
16. ______
17. You said to me, ‘We were wasting his time.’
18. ______
19. They said to him, ‘You were requested to cooperate.’
20. ______

Narration

Rule 1: Reporting verb = Present Tenses ( say, says, will say, has said)= No change in ‘Reported Verb’.

Rule2 : Reporting verb = Past Tense. (SAID)

Feel/feels → felt → had felt

1st form = Second form =Third form

Preset = Past = Past perfect

1. She says to me, ‘I feel I am ill.’
2. ______
3. I say to her, ‘I feel ill.’
4. ______
5. He said to us, ‘Both of you feel like going to the doctor.’
6. ______
7. The doctor has said, ‘I go to clinic today.’(today =that day)
8. ______
9. We say to him, ‘It shows we are not feeling well.’
10. ______
11. He said to us, ‘I had told you to see another doctor today.’
12. ______
13. She will say, ‘You spoke politlely to us .They told us about some other doctor here.’(here=there)
14. ______
15. He says to us, ‘You saw this facility now.’(this= that;now=then)
16. ______
17. You said to me, ‘We e wasted his time.’
18. ______
19. They said to him, ‘You request to cooperate.’
20. ______

Narration

Rule 1: Reporting verb = Present Tenses ( say, says, will say, has said)= No change in ‘Reported Verb’.

Rule2 : Reporting verb = Past Tense. (SAID)

Preset = Past = Past perfect

1. She says to me, ‘I played well today.’
2. ______
3. I say to her, ‘I do not feel ill.’
4. ______
5. He said to us, ‘Both of you did not go to the doctor.’
6. ______
7. The doctor has said, ‘I made myself not available today.’(today =that day)
8. ______
9. We say to him, ‘It meant urgency as we do not feel well.’
10. ______
11. He said to us, ‘I had told you not to see any patient today.’
12. ______
13. She will say, ‘If you did no attend to us, tell us about some other doctor here.’(here=there)
14. ______
15. He says to us, ‘I do not entitle to this facility now.’(this= they; now=then)
16. ______
17. You said to me, ‘We waste his time.’
18. ______
19. They said to him, ‘You had not requested to cooperate.’
20. ______