2. When we repeat in our own words what somebody
has said we make some changes to the original; this
type of repetition is called REPORTED SPEECH
When the reporting verb is in the present, the
tenses in the following sentences are not
changed:
He says: “I like it.’’
She asks: “Is it ready?”
You ask me: “What do you want?”
3. The tenses in the following sentences are
not changed:
He says: “I like it.’’
She asks: “Is it ready?”
You ask me: “What do
you want?”
She orders: ‘’ Come here!”
He orders: ‘’Don’t do it!’’
He says THAT HE likes it.
She asks IF it is ready.
You ask me what I want.
She orders TO come here!
He orders NOT TO do it!’’
4. The tenses in the following sentences are
changed when the reporting verb is in the PAST :
He said: “I like it.’’
She asked: “Is it ready?”
You asked me: “What do
you want?”
IMPERATIVE stays the same:
She ordered: ‘’ Come here!”
He ordered: ‘’Don’t do it!’’
He said THAT HE liked it.
She asks IF it was ready.
You ask me what I wanted.
She ordered TO come here!
He ordered NOT TO do it!’’
5. GRAMMATICAL ALTERATIONS
PRESENT SIMPLE -
PRESENT CONTINUOUS -
PAST SIMPLE -
PAST CONTINUOUS -
PRESENT PERFECT -
PAST PERFECT -
FUTURE -
will -
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT CONTIN.
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
FUTURE-in-the-past
would
6. HERE THERE
THIS THAT
THESE THOSE
TODAY THAT DAY
YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE
TOMORROW THE NEXT DAY
LAST NIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE
NEXT WEEK THE NEXT WEEK
TONIGHT THAT NIGHT
AGO BEFORE
7. ‘We play volleball.’ - he said.
‘You don’t have enough time.’- she said.
‘Where is he?’- she asked.
‘Why was she busy?’- he asked.
‘Somebody has locked the door.’- she said.
‘Jenny won’t go tomorrow.’- she said.
‘Finish it now!’ he ordered me.
8. ‘They were talking about football.’- he said.
‘We had won the game.’- he said.
‘Where did you go?’ he asked.
‘She is studying.’ – he said.
‘Is it OK?’ - they asked.
‘It usually rains in autumn.’- he said.
‘What does he want?’ he asked.
‘Does Tina live alone?’ - she asked.
9. Did she tell you the answer?’ - he asked
‘Are they leaving?’ we asked.
‘It doesn’t make sense.’, - I said.
‘Felix lived with the Indians.’- she said.
‘Has it been easy?’, - he asked.
‘Were you missing me?’ she asked.
‘Will you call me?’- she asked.
