Hi need help on direct speech to reported speech

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anonymous · Answer

The florist told the customer," These flowers come fresh directly from Baguio."

anonymous · Answer

@AnnalieseBronz  help

anonymous · Answer

Im not sure on my answers

anonymous · Answer

What?

anonymous · Answer

The direct speech.... I need to make it a reported speech...

anonymous · Answer

this one is a direct speech.... The florist told the customer,"These flowers come fresh directly from Baguio."

paxpolaris · Answer

The florist told the customer $that$ $those$ flowers $came$ fresh directly from Baguio.

anonymous · Answer

How about this..... Shakespeare has written," Love is not time's fool though rosy lips and cheeks/ within his bending sickle's compass come

paxpolaris · Answer

I am not sure on this one... whether the verbs change tense or not.

paxpolaris · Answer

I think you just replace the comma and the quotes with a that. All the verbs stay the same

Shakespeare has written that love is not time's fool though rosy lips and cheeks/ within his bending sickle's compass come.

paxpolaris · Answer

Or it just might be better to change the order of the words.... poetry doesn't make much sense in indirect/reported speech. Try :

Shakespeare has written that love is not time's fool though rosy lips and cheeks come within his bending sickle's compass.

anonymous · Answer

its not "wrote"?

paxpolaris · Answer

You never change the verb outside the quote...  Just most times you have to make the verb inside the quote match the one outside.