Page 2: Special Cases and Reporting Verbs
This section covers exceptions to tense changes and introduces various types of reported sentences.
Definition: Present reporting verbs maintain the original tense when reporting immediate or current situations.
Example: "Darren says he's been too busy to write before" - tense remains unchanged due to present reporting verb.
Highlight: Modal verbs like would, should, could, might, ought to, and must generally remain unchanged in reported speech.
Vocabulary: Reporting verbs include admit, announce, answer, apologize, boast, claim, complain, reply, declare, explain, inform, insist, mention, offer, remind, and state.