My Grandmother Asked Me To Make A Painting Of Her Father For Her As Reported speech: indirect speech english grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. English grammar exercise about reported speech in this case reported questions.
Boys Listening To His Grandmother Who Is Teaching Him To Paint Stock We can call this an 'order' in english, when someone tells you very directly to do something. for example: direct speech: sit down! in fact, we make this into reported speech in the same way as a request. we just use 'tell' instead of 'ask': reported speech: she told me to sit down. Yes, and you report it with a reporting verb. he said he wanted to know about reported speech. i said, i want and you changed it to he wanted. exactly. verbs in the present simple change to the past simple; the present continuous changes to the past continuous; the present perfect changes to the past perfect; can changes to could; will changes. 1 jake asked his sister what she was doing. 2 poppy asked her mum if she had washed her jeans. 3 my friend asked me when i had finished my homework. 4 freddie asked luke if it was still raining. 5 nadia asked me if i could play the saxophone. 6 my dad asked my sister when she would give him back his laptop. The portrait of a lady. introduction. the portrait of a lady is the story of the author. he describes his relationship with his grandmother over the years. he pens down her daily activities and how she evolved as a character as time passed by. he explains her appearance which helps create an image in the reader’s mind.
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