Conditional clause in reported speech

[sbrodsky]

I always have a problem when I am trying to use conditional clause in reported speech. Could anybody help me please? I cannot find this in Grammar books.

1. If Clause Type 1.
Mike: If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he found(?) her address, he would(?) send her an invitation.

2. If Clause Type 2.
Mike: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he had found(?) her address, he would send(?) her an invitation.

3. If Clause Type 3.
Mike: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he had found(?) her address, he would have sent(?) her an invitation.

Thank you

 

[emsr2d2]

I always have a problem when I am trying to use conditional clause in reported speech. Could anybody help me please? I cannot find this in Grammar books.

1. If Clause Type 1.
Mike: If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he [STRIKE]found[/STRIKE] finds her address, he [STRIKE]would[/STRIKE] will send her an invitation.
Incorrect. You don't need to change the tense. Find > finds, and "will" remains the same.

2. If Clause Type 2.
Mike: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he [STRIKE]had[/STRIKE] found her address, he would send her an invitation.
Incorrect. You don't need "had".

3. If Clause Type 3.
Mike: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
Reported Speech: Mike said that if he had found her address, he would have sent her an invitation.
Correct.

Thank you

See above.