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REPORTED SPEECH

• Reported speech is used when we want to report what someone said.

“I am a teacher”

She said he was a teacher

LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES!!!

Direct IndirectPresent simple“I'm a doctor.”

Past simpleHe said he was a doctor

Present continuous“I'm having lunch with my parents.”

Past continuous.He said he was having lunch with his parents.

Present perfect“I've been to France three times.”

Past perfectHe said he had been to France three times.

Past simple“I bought a new car.”

Past perfectHe said he had bought a new car.

He asked what we should do

about it.

“What shall we do

about it?”

OTHER VERB FORMS…

Direct Indirect

willI'll come and see you soon.

wouldHe said he would come and see me soon.

canI can swim under water for two minutes.

couldHe said he could swim under water for two minutes.

shall What shall we do about it?

should He asked what we should do about it.

IMPERATIVE FORM

Direct Indirect

positive imperative “Shut up!”

tell + infinitive He told me to shut up.

negative imperative “Don't do that again!”

tell + not + infinitive He told me not to do it again.

imperatives as requests “Please give me some money.”

ask + infinitive He asked me to give him some money.

INTERROGATIVE

Direct Indirect

“Where is the Post Office, please?”

She asked me where the Post Office was.

“What are you doing?” She asked me what I was doing.

“Who was that fantastic man?”

She asked me who that fantastic man had been.

“Where is the hospital, please?”

He asked me where the hospital was.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

Type Example

with interrogative

direct speech

“Why don’t you speak English?”

reported speech

He asked me why I didn’t speak English.

without interrogative

direct speech

“Do you speak English?”

reported speech

He asked me whether / if I spoke English.

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH

1. "I live in Paris."

2. "I am cooking dinner."

3. "I have visited London twice."

4. "I went to New York last week."

5. "I will give Jack a call.“

6. “Close the door!”

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