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Reported speech: change the tense and keep the meaning

L-patterns li khassk t3ref

  • am / is → was
  • are → were
  • have → had
  • will → would
  • can → could
  • today → that day

Kifach t7ell

  1. Chouf l-person pronoun.
  2. Bdel l-tense ila khass.
  3. Bdel time word ila khass.
  4. Ma tbddlch l-ma3na.

Example

“I am tired.”He said that he was tired.

“I will come tomorrow.”He said that he would come the next day.

BAC practice

  • “I am busy.” → He said that ______
  • “I will help.” → She said that ______

Correction

  • he was busy
  • she would help
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