1) Reported speech involves changing verbs, pronouns, possessive adjectives, and some adverbs when reporting what someone else has said. This is done to report the statement in the past tense. 2) Verb tenses change in reported speech, such as present simple becoming past simple. Pronouns and adjectives change depending on who the message is being referred to. Some adverbs like "now" and "there" also change. 3) There are different rules for reporting statements, questions, and commands in sentences. For statements, verbs, pronouns, and adverbs change and the sentence is introduced with "say" or "tell". For questions, word

1. REPORTED SPEECH (By Lola Forriol) The next day... The right sentence is: I saw Jane yesterday and she told me that she was travelling to Oxford the next day I am travelling to Oxford tomorrow I saw Jane yesterday and she told me that I am travelling to Oxford tomorrow ?

2. What changes in a sentence in Reported Speech? 1. The verbs 2. The pronouns and possesive adjectives 3. Some adverbs (now and there words) Example: I am watching my favourite programme now Tom said (that) he was watching his favourite programme then

3. 1. Verb tense changes: Examples: Present Simple Past Simple Past Simple Past Perfect Present Perfect Past Perfect Future (will) (would) I saw a snake She said (that) she had seen a snake She will come He said (that) she would come

4. 2. Pronouns & adjectives changes: It depends on the person who the message is referred to Example: You are stupid! She said that I was stupid She said that we were stupid She said that he was stupid

5. 3. Now and there words: Some adverbs have to change in order to keep the same meaning. Example: We are waiting here They said (that) they were waiting there

6. Types of sentences: Statements Questions Commands A. In statements,you change verbs,pronouns and adverbs. To introduce the reported sentence you use say or tell. Example: ‘ I am watching tv now’ He said (that) he was watching tv then He told me (that) he was watching tv then

7. B. There are two types of questions: B.1. Information questions (wh questions): Reported questions change the word order You usually write asked to introduce the reported sentence Example: When will Sally and Tom come for dinner? Peter asked me when you would come for dinner

8. B.2. Yes/No questions If/whether is used to introduce reported questions that do not start with wh words. Example: Kevin asked his grandfather if it was windy that day ‘ Is it windy today?’

9. C. Commands In commands you change the imperative into infinitive Example: Paul told his son to go and do his homework Chris told his mother not to kiss him The introductory verb in commands is told+object ‘ Go and do your homework’ ‘ Don’t kiss me’