1. 'I go to secondary school at Repton College.' Lara said secondary school at Repton College. 2. You must learn this poem by heart for tomorrow. The teacher said we learn that poem by heart for the next day. 3. 'My sister went to primary school at Forester. I said my sister to primary school at Forester. 4. "I'm studying for my exams right now.' Raul said he for his exams then 5. "They will study German at school next year.' The principal said they German at school the following year. 6. "He's finally succeeded in passing his exams." You said he finally in passing his exams.
1. 'I go to secondary school at Repton College.' Lara said
Lara said that she goes to secondary school at Repton College.
Explanation: In reported speech, the verb tense may change. In this case, the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so we need to change the verb "go" to its past form, "goes."
2. You must learn this poem by heart for tomorrow.
The teacher said we must learn that poem by heart for the next day.
Explanation: In reported speech, modal verbs may change. In this case, "must" remains the same.
3. 'My sister went to primary school at Forester.
I said my sister went to primary school at Forester.
Explanation: In reported speech, the verb tense may change. In this case, the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so we keep the past tense of "went."
4. "I'm studying for my exams right now.'
Raul said he was studying for his exams then.
Explanation: In reported speech, the verb tense may change. In this case, the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so we change "am studying" to "was studying."
5. "They will study German at school next year.'
The principal said they would study German at school the following year.
Explanation: In reported speech, future tenses may change to past future tenses. In this case, "will study" changes to "would study."
6. "He's finally succeeded in passing his exams."
You said he had finally succeeded in passing his exams.
Explanation: In reported speech, present perfect tenses may change to past perfect tenses. In this case, "he's succeeded" changes to "he had succeeded."
By providing step-by-step explanations and changing the verb tenses accordingly, it ensures that the answers are clear and understandable for a student.