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- 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. Give someone a telephone message 2. Tell someone news that we heard from someone else: 3. To report something that happened:
- 3. How to use reported speech: Whenwe use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past. Therefore, verbs usually change to the past tense in reported speech.
- 4. am / is was are were have / has had could can / can’t couldn’t would will / won’t wouldn’t
- 5. Reported speech typically usesthe following structure: Someone said (that) she was very happy OR Someone told me (that) they were talking on the phone
- 6. SIMPLE PRESENT----SIMPLE PAST Shawnsaid: Reported “I want to buy a new speech : dress” Shawn said that she wanted to buy a new dress.
- 7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS--PAST CONTINUOUS Tinasaid: Reported “My sister is speech: coming to visit Tina told me that me soon.” her sister was coming to visit her soon.
- 8. Simple Past--Past Perfect Reported speech: Tina said: Tina told me that she had seen a “I saw a movie.” movie
- 9. Present perfect --Past Perfect Edu said: “I’ve read interesting books” Reported speech : Edu said that he had read interesting books
- 10. Carla said: Will ---- Would “The new computer will help you” Reporte d speech: Carla told me that the new computer would help me.
- 11. CAN--COULD Reported speech : Susan said that Susan said: they could learn a “They can learn a lot” lot.
- 12. REPORTED INSTRUCTIONS Thenurse said: be quiet! Reported speech : The nurse told me to be quiet!
- 13. REPORTED QUESTIONS Andréasked : Where are you? He asked me where I was.
- 14. Rewrite the sentencesin Reported Speech 1- ‘I want a bite of your sandwich!’ she said. She said that she wanted a bit of my sandwich 2- ‘They are waiting outside the museum for hours’ she said. She said that they were waiting outside the museum for hours. 3- ‘A florist prepares the bouquets,’ she said. She said that a florist prepared the bouquets
- 15. 4- I’ve beento 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
- 16. 7- “Leave thebuilding!’ he ordered. He ordered me to leave the building. 8- “Don’t cross the road there!’ she said to us. She said to us not to cross the road on that place. 9- ‘ Close the windows immediately!’ she ordered. She ordered us to close the windows immediately 10- He asked: Who is that girl? He asked me which girl was that
- 17. Correção p. 95n 4 • 1 The tests with dolphins didn't teach us anything. (Dr. Henry Smith) He said the tests with dolphins hadn’t taught them anything • 2 My work has been very useful. (Professor Silvia Black) She said her work had been very useful. • 3 Humans.will never be able to talk to animals. (Dr. HemySmith). He said humans would never be able to talk to animals.
- 18. • 4 Inthe future, I will learn to understand all animals. (Professor Silvia Black) She said that in the future she would learn to understand all animals. • 5 I can copy bird song, but I can’ t communicate with birds. (Dr. Henry Smith) He said that he could copy bird songs, but he couldn’t communicate with birds.
- 19. Correção p. 95n 6 • 1 Give the bananas to me. She told him to give the bananas to her. • 2 Don’t eat the flowers. She told him not to eat the flowers. • 3 Show your picture to me. She told him to show his pictures to her. • 4 Don’ t bite me. She told him not to bite her.
- 20. • 5 Don’tclimb on the table. She told him not to climb on the table. • 6 Put me down! She told him to put her down.