2. Direct speechReported speech Simple Present --------------  Ex.: he write a letter Present continuos -------  Ex.: he is writing a letter Simple past Ex.: He wrote a letter Present perfect ------------  Ex.: He has written a letter past perfect Ex.: He had written a letter Past continuos ------  Ex.: He was writing a letter Will Ex.: He will write a letter Would ----------  Simple past He said he wrote a letter Past continuos He said he was writing a letter Past perfect He said he had written a letter Past perfect continuos He said he had been writing a letter would He said he would write a letter

3. Direct questionReported questionIndirect question Where is the pen? Can i read your book? He asked me where the pen was He asked me if he could read my book Do you know where the pen is? Anche se è una domanda il verbo va dopo il soggetto could you tell me if i can read your book?

4. This Here Someone tomorrow Yesterday That There Anyone The following day The day before Parole che cambiano dal discorso diretto al discorso indiretto

5. ELVIS PRESLEY: “HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU ” Have I told you lately that I love you? Could I tell you once again somehow? Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you? Well darling I'm telling you now Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping Every dream I dream is you somehow? Have I told you why the nights are long When you're not with me? Well darling I'm telling you now My heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm no good without you anyhow And have I told you lately that I love you Well darling I'm telling you now

6. I asked a girl "What do you want to be?" She said if I, Baby, couldn´t see, That she wanted to be famous, star of the screen, But that I could do something in between. That I, baby, could drive her car That, yes, she was gonna [going to] be a star That I, baby, could drive her car And that maybe she´d love me. I told my girl "My prospects are good" She said to baby that it was understood, That working for peanuts was all very fine, But that she could show me a better time. Beep, beep, mmm, Beep, beep, mmm, yeah! I told that girl "I can start right away" And she told me to listen, that she had something to say, That she´d got no car, and that it was breaking her heart, But that she´d found a driver, and that that was a start. Beatles: Drive my car