reported speech
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What did Peter tell you?
He said: “I want to be a footballer”
He said: “I am going to be rich”
He also said: “ I saw Beckham last month”
REPORTED SPEECH
When we report what someone says we can do it in two different ways:
✤We can use Direct Speech and say the exact words.
✤We can use Reported Speech. In this case, we report the exact meaning of what someone said, but we don’t use the exact words.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
What did Peter tell you?
He said he had seen Beckham the month
before
He said he wanted to be a footballer
He said he was going to be rich
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
“She wants to go to Italy” She said she wanted to go to Italy
“They are meeting at six” He said they were meeting at six
In Reported Speech the tenses, word-order and pronouns may be different from those in the
original sentence
Present simple and present continous tenses
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Past simple and past continuos tenses
“I lived in London for 2 months”
He said he had lived in London for 2
months
“They were reading your book”
He said they had been reading your
book
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Perfect tenses
“He’s bought a new bike” He said he had bought a new bike
* The past perfect tense does not change in reported speech
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Can and Will
“I can pick him up”She said she
could pick him up
I’ll be there at six” He said he’d be there at six
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Other modals
“She could try again” She said she could try again
“They had to leave at six”He said they had
to leave at six
Other modal verbs don’t change in reported speech
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Reporting orders
“Sit down and shut up”The teacher told him to
sit down and shut up
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Reporting requests
“Can you close the window, please?”
The teacher told him to close the window
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Reporting advice
“You should do it again”
The teacher advised him to do it again
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Reported questions
“Did you enjoy the party?”
She asked me whether / if I had enjoyed the
party
The tense of the verb changes as it does in reported speech BUT
the word order is the same as in an affirmative sentence
Yes/no questions
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Reported questions
“When does the party start?”
She asked me when the party started
The tense of the verb changes as it does in reported speech BUT
the word order is the same as in an affirmative sentence
Wh- questions
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. He said he will go to the shops later
b. He said he would go to the shops later
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. He asked if I was in love
b. He said if was I in love
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. He told me to go away
b. He said me to go away
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. She asked where the meeting was
b. She asked where was the meeting
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. They said that they had had to leave at once
b. They said that they had to leave at once
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
QUIZ TIME
Which sentence is correct?
a. He said they had never been there
b. He said they never were there
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Report their words
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She said: “It’s easy. I’ll teach you”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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She said that using chopsticks was easy and that she would teach me
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He said: “Sign at the bottom, please”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He told him to sign at the bottom
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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She said: “Dinner’s ready. Will you set the table, please”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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She said that dinner was ready and asked me to set the table
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He said: “I’ve found some footprints”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He said that he had found some footprints
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He said: “Don’t tell my parents, please”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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He told him not to tell his parents
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
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They said: “Don’t be shy! Give us a hug”
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Report their words
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They told us not to be shy and to give them a hug
REPORTED SPEECHBLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
Online exercises
★ British Council: Exercise 1★ British Council: Exercise 2★ British Council: Reported
questions
BLAH, BLAH, BLAHBLAH, BLAH, BLAH
REPORTED SPEECH
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