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REPORTED SPEECHWhat is it ? How do you use it?
We use it when we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past (e.g telephone call, news or a story that someone told us, etc.)
Where’s
Tom?
He said he was feeling
ill.
DIRECTDIRECT•Am, is, areAm, is, are•ShallShall•willwill•CanCan•MayMay•MustMust•Have/has toHave/has to•Ought toOught to
INDIRECT INDIRECT •Was/were•Should•would•Could•Might
•Had to
WILL
He said, “I'll come and see you soon.”
WOULD
He said that he would come and see me soon.
CAN
He said,“I can swim under water for two minutes.”
COULD
He said that he could swim under water for two minutes.
MUST
She said,“All tickets must be bought in advance.”
HAD TO
She said that all tickets had to be bought in advance.
CHANGES OF ADVERB OF TIME & PLACEDIRECT
•NowNow
•TomorrowTomorrow
•Next weekNext week
•TonightTonight
•TodayToday
•HereHere
•ThisThis
•TheseThese
INDIRECT •Then
•The next day
•The following week
•That night
•That day
•There
•That
•Those
CHANGES OF TENSES
DIRECT
•PRESENT SIMPLE
•PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
INDIRECT
•PAST SIMPLE
•PAST CONTINUOUS
EXAMPLES
PRESENT SIMPLE
He said, “I eat vegetables.”
PAST SIMPLE
He said that he ate vegetables.
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
She said “I'm having lunch with my parents today.”
PASTCONTINUOUS
She said that she was having lunch with her parents that day.
Direct speech:
He said
He said to John
• Reported speech
He said that
He told John that
1. STATEMENT
He said
He told John THAT REPORTED SENTENCE
Reported Statement:
STATEMENT EXAMPLE
DIRECTDIRECT
“We are going to visit Brighton tomorrow,” they said to me.
INDIRECT INDIRECT
They told me that they were going to visit Brighton the following day/ the next day.
DIRECTDIRECT1.1.My uncle said to my sister: “I cannot My uncle said to my sister: “I cannot come on your birthday party next month.”come on your birthday party next month.”
2.2.Anita said to Viola,“ I have to study for Anita said to Viola,“ I have to study for my exams today.”my exams today.”
3.3.My friend said to me, “I ‘ll have a shower My friend said to me, “I ‘ll have a shower now and then I’ll call you.”now and then I’ll call you.”
IndirectIndirect1.My uncle told my sister that he couldn’t come on her birthday party the following month. 2.Anita told Viola that she had to study for her exams that day.3.My friend told me that she would have a shower then and then she would call me.