The Reported Speech
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The Reported Speech... Sometimes someone says a sentence…
Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.
He told me he was going to the cinema that night .
'say ' or 'tell ‘.
The Reported Speech…
He told me He said to me Reporting Verbs… Say & Tell
With ‘tell' we NEED to use the direct object ('me‘, ‘you’, ‘us’). told me (that) he was going to be late.
With 'say' we CAN or CAN’T use the direct object. said (that) he would be late.
said to me (that) he would be late.
OR…
Example of Reporting Verbs…
He decided …. He affirmed … He exclaimed … He explained … He confessed … He asked… He questioned… He wondered… He inquired…
If the sentence starts in the past , pay attention to the following transformations…
TENSE
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
Present Simple
like ice cream.
She said (that) she liked ice cream.
Present Continuous
am living in London.
She said she was living in London.
Past Simple
bought a car.
She said she had bought a car (OR…)
She said she bought
Past Continuous
was walking along the street.
She said she had been walking along the street.
Present Perfect
haven't seen Julie
She said she hadn't seen Julie.
Past Perfect
had taken English lessons before.
She said she had taken English lessons before.
Will
ll see you later.
She said she would see me later.
Would
would help , but...
She said she would help but...
Can
can speak perfect English.
She said she could speak perfect English
If the sentence starts in the past , pay attention to the following transformations…
From
To
this (evening)
that (evening)
today/this day
that day
these (days)
those (days)
now
then
(a week) ago
(the week) before
last weekend
the weekend before / the previous weekend
here
there
next (week)
the following (week)
tomorrow
the next/following day
Direct Questions
Reported Questions
Where is the Post Office, please?
asked me where the Post Office was .
What are you doing?
what I was doing .
Who was that fantastic man?
who that fantastic man had been .
For 'wh' questions…
Subject + Verb
To report a 'yes / no' question… we use 'if‘ …
Direct Question
Reported Question
He asked me if I loved him.
She asked me if I had ever been to Mexico.
She asked me if I was living there.
Now, let’s practise... Choose the correct verb...
Everybody said / told the concert had been terrible. I didn’t say / didn’t tell Meg that I was coming today. The Prime Minister said / told that things would get better soon. Nancy didn’t say / didn’t tell us anything. Mr Jones said / told the manager he was leaving. She said / told us to stand up. Alice said / told she was sick.
“I’m having a party tonight.”
“John is so happy.”
Put the sentences in the Reported Speech.
“They are going to meet Susan at four.”
“I don’t understand anything!”
Put the sentences in the Reported Speech.
“I will write to my parents.”
“Jane has already been to France.”
Put the sentences in the Reported Speech.
Now, let’s practise... … on your own! Dostları ilə paylaş:
