This comprehensive English grammar lesson for Moroccan Tronc Commun students covers Indirect/Reported Speech: reporting statements, Wh- questions, Yes/No questions, and imperative commands/requests, explaining exact tense backshifts, pronoun adjustments, and continuous assessment exercises with full answer keys.
💡 Direct Grammar Summary : Reported Speech Rules
- Tense Backshift Rule (When reporting verb is in the past : ‘He said…’) : Present Simple $\implies$ Past Simple ; Present Continuous $\implies$ Past Continuous ; Past Simple $\implies$ Past Perfect ; Present Perfect $\implies$ Past Perfect ; Will $\implies$ Would ; Can $\implies$ Could.
- Reported Statements : ‘I study hard’ $\implies$ He said (that) he studied hard.
- Reported Yes/No Questions : Use
if / whetherwithout question word order : ‘Are you ready?’ $\implies$ She asked me if I was ready. - Reported Wh- Questions : Keep the Wh- word, invert back to Subject + Verb : ‘Where do you live?’ $\implies$ He asked me where I lived.
- Reported Commands & Requests : Use
(not) to + Infinitive: ‘Be quiet!’ $\implies$ The teacher told us to be quiet.
1. Methodological Steps to Avoid Common Moroccan Exam Errors
- Never keep auxiliary ‘do/does/did’ in reported questions : (*He asked me where did I go* ❌ $\implies$ *He asked me where I went* ✅).
- Time and place shifts : Today $\implies$ that day ; Yesterday $\implies$ the day before ; Tomorrow $\implies$ the next day ; Here $\implies$ there ; Now $\implies$ then.
- Pronoun shifts : Always adjust pronouns logically to reflect who is speaking to whom (I $\implies$ he/she, my $\implies$ his/her).
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3. Questions fréquentes des élèves (FAQ)
Q : Does the tense change if the reporting verb is in the present (e.g., ‘He says…’)?
No! If the reporting verb is in the present (says, explains, asks), the tense of the original verb remains completely unchanged in the reported sentence.
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