speech

1. By: Manika Garg
Scottish International School

2. Reported Speech
we use when we want to tell another person about a
conversation that took place in the past.
We often use reported speech to . . .
1. Tell someone news that we heard from
someone else:
2. To report something that
happened:

3. How to use reported speech:
When we use reported speech, we are usually
talking about the past.

4. am / is was
are were
have / has had
can / can’t
could
couldn’t
will / won’t
would
wouldn’t

7. SIMPLE PRESENT----SIMPLE PAST
Sheena said:
“I want to buy a new
dress”
Reported speech:
Sheena said that
she wanted to buy
a new dress.

8. PRESENT CONTINUOUS--PAST CONTINUOUS
Tina said to Ram:
“My sister is
watching a
movie.”
Reported speech:
Tina told Ram that
her sister was
watching a movie.

9. Present perfect -- Past Perfect
Vishal said:
“I’ve read
interesting books” Reported speech:
Vishal said that he
had read
interesting books.

10. Simple Past--Past Perfect
Priya said:
“I saw a movie.”
Reported speech:
Priya told me that
she had seen a
movie

11. Will ---- Would
Rohan said to
Prem:
“The new computer
will help you”
Reported speech:
Rohan told Prem
that the new
computer would
help him.

12. CAN--COULD
Susan said:
“They can learn a lot”
Reported speech:
Susan said that
they could learn a
lot.

13. Rewrite the sentences in
Reported Speech
1- ‘I want a bite of your sandwich!’ she said.
2- ‘They are waiting outside the museum for hours’ she said.
3- ‘A florist prepares the bouquets,’ she said.
She said that she wanted a bit of my sandwich
She said that they were waiting outside the museum for hours.
She said that a florist prepared the bouquets

14. 4- I’ve been to the theatre five times’ he told them.
He told them he had been to the theatre five times
5- ‘They will get into trouble’ he said.
He said that they would get in trouble.
6- ‘I’m studying martial arts,’ she said.
She said that she was studying martial arts