reported speech/satatement

1. REPORTED SPEECH

2. WE OFTEN USE REPORTED SPEECH TO:
• 1. GIVE SOMEONE A TELEPHONE
MESSAGE.
• FOR EXAMPLE: SARAH SAID THAT SHE COULDN’T
COME TODAY BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK.
• 2. Tell someone news that we heard from
someone else.
• For example: Jack told me that Amy graduated.
• 3. To repeort something that happened earlier.
• For example: Amanda said that the other driver ran the red
light and hit his car.

3. Martha: I go to school.
DIRECT SPEECH:
the sentences we speak
Martha said that she went to school
INDIRECT SPEECH:
the sentences we reported
Alan: I eat snacks.
Jack said that he slept in the lesson.Jack: I sleep in the lesson.
Alan said that he ate snacks.
Helen: I make cakes Helen said that she made cakes.
Always add
said that
told that (reporting verb)
direct
direct
direct
direct
indirec
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indirec
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indirec
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indirec
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4. Change subject Reported subject
(direct) (indirect)
George said: I write a book.
«You write a book.», Amanda said
We learn English., the students said
George said that he wrote a book.
Amanda said that I wrote a book.
The students said that they learned
English
active
subject
reported subject
Grammar points
1. CHANGE SUBJECT

5. Change present simple to Past simple
(direct) (indirect)
George said: I write a book.
«You write a book.», Amanda said
We learn English., the students said
George said that he wrote a book.
Amanda said that I wrote a book.
The students said that they learned
English
active verb reported
verb
Grammar points
2. CHANGE VERB TO PAST

6. become
are
would
could
were
had
was
becomes
become
becomes
becomes
Have / has
can
will
My name is Lara.
(Direct)
She said that her name was Lara.
(Indirect)
My books are new.
(Direct)
She said that her books were new.
(Indirect)
I have two brothers.
(Direct)
She said that she had two brothers.
(Indirect)
I can run fast. (Direct) She said that she could run fast.
(Indirect)
I will do homework.
(Direct)
She said that she would do homework.
(Indirect)
must had to
I must finish cleaning.
(Direct)
She said that she had to cleaning.
(Indirect)
am/is
becomes

7. Change adverbs Reported
(direct) (indirect)
George said: I write a book here.
«You are writing a book. today», Amanda
said
We will learn English next week, the
students said
George said that he wrote a book there.
Amanda said that I was writing a book that day.
The students said that they would learn English
the following week
place
adverb
reported place
adverb
Grammar points
3. CHANGE ADVERBS
time adverb
reported time
adverb

8. CHANGES in PLACE & TIME
here there
this that
these those
now then
becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
We have lunch here.
(Direct)
He said that he had lunch there.
(Indirect)
I want this book.
(Direct)
He said that he wanted that book.
(Indirect)
I will wash these clothes . (Direct)
He said that he was watching TV then.
(Indirect)I am watching TV now. (Direct)
He said that he would wash those clothes.
(Indirect)

9. CHANGES in PLACE & TIME
tomorrow the following day/the next day
next week the following week
becomes
becomes
I will buy tomorrow.
(Direct)
He said that he would buy the following day.
(Indirect)
I will wash these clothes . (Direct)
He said that he would wash those clothes.
(Indirect)
today becomes that day
I will call the boss today. (Direct)
He said that he would call the police that day.
(Indirect)
tonight becomes that night
I will control tonight. (Direct) He said that he would control that night.
(Indirect)

10. WORD ORDR in reported questions
“I write poems?” Tom said.
Tom said that he wrote poems.
Speaker + reporting verb + subject + main verb + object
(past) (present time
changed to past time)
REPORTED SPEECH: PRESENT SIMPLE

11. WORD ORDER in reported questions
“I go to school” Martha said.
Martha said that she went to school.
Who said? + said that+ Martha changed to she + main verb changed to past + object
REPORTED SPEECH: PRESENT SIMPLE
BECOMES SIMPLE PAST

12. WORD ORDER in reported questions
“I am going home” Jack said.
Jack said that he was going home.
Who said? + said that+ Jack changed to he + main verb changed to past cont. + object
REPORTED SPEECH: PRESENT CONTINUOUS BECOMES
PAST CONTINUOUS

13. WORD ORDER in reported questions
“I will sing a song” Harry said.
Harry said that he would sing a song.
Who said? + said that+ Harry changed to he + will changed to would + object
REPORTED SPEECH: WILL BECOMES WOULD

14. WORD ORDER in reported questions
“I am going to clean the house” Derek said.
Derek said that he was going to clean the house.
Who said? + said that+ Derek changed to he + am going to changed was going to+ object
REPORTED SPEECH: AM-IS-ARE GOING TO FUTURE
BECOMES WAS-WERE GOING TO