Grammar: 🚀 Advanced Grammar: 💬➡️🗣️ Reported Speech (B2) - Lesson 5: Reporting with Modals

Grammar: Reported Speech B2 Lesson 5: Reporting with Modals What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to correctly report sentences containing modal verbs , applying the backshift rule where necessary. Direct vs. Reported Speech When we report what someone said, some modal verbs change their form (this is called a backshift ). 🗣️ Direct Speech "I can meet you after work," she said. ✍️ Reported Speech She said that she could meet me after work. The Grammar Rules 📖 Rule 1: Modals That Change (Backshift) These common modals change to their "past" equivalent when the reporting verb (e.g., said) is in the past. Direct Speech Modal Reported Speech Modal will would can could may might must (for obligation) had to Direct: "You must finish this project by Friday," the boss said. Reported: The boss said that we had to finish the project by Friday. Rule 2: Modals That DO NOT Change The "past" modal verbs— would, could, should, might, ought to —do not chan…