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Direct / Indirect Speech
I am feeling
ill!
Paul said that
he was feeling
ill.
• Paul said, “I am feeling ill”.
 Paul said that he was feeling ill.
What are the changes?
1. No speech markers (, “”) in the Indirect
Speech.
2. We added that (optional)
3. Pronoun change (I  He)
4. Tense change ( am was)
Pronoun change
• I  He /she
• You  He /she/ they
The doctor said, “You are getting better”.
The doctor said that she was getting
better.
You are
getting
better!
• My his/her
Jane said, “They are my friends”.
 Jane said they were her friends.
They are
my friends
• Me him/her
• Jane said, “He loved me”.
 Jane said he had loved her.
He loved
me.
• Mine his/hers
• Jane said, “It is mine”.
 Jane said it was hers.
It is
mine!
Tense change
• In general, the present
form in direct speech
changes to the past form
in reported speech:
• am/is  was
• are  were
• do/does  did
• have/has  had
• will  would
• can  could
• want/like/know/go etc.
wanted/liked/knew/wen
t etc.
• The past simple can stay
the same or you can
change it to the past
perfect (had done / had
seen / had known etc.)
“My parents
are very
well”.
James said that his parents were very well.
My father has been
in New York.
He said that his father had been in New
York.
“I'm going to
learn to
drive.”
Jenny said that she was going to learn to drive.
“We can
finish in
time”.
Jason said they could finish in time.
I watched TV and
I did my homework.
Sami said that he had watched TV and he had done his
homework.
Change of time and place
reference
"I saw him today", she said.
She said that she had seen him that day.
today that day
"I saw him yesterday"
He said that he had seen him the day before.
yesterday the day
before
End of presentation
Thank you!
Tarak Brahmi September 2009

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Reported speech + 8 first steps

  • 1. Direct / Indirect Speech I am feeling ill! Paul said that he was feeling ill.
  • 2. • Paul said, “I am feeling ill”.  Paul said that he was feeling ill. What are the changes? 1. No speech markers (, “”) in the Indirect Speech. 2. We added that (optional) 3. Pronoun change (I  He) 4. Tense change ( am was)
  • 3. Pronoun change • I  He /she • You  He /she/ they The doctor said, “You are getting better”. The doctor said that she was getting better. You are getting better!
  • 4. • My his/her Jane said, “They are my friends”.  Jane said they were her friends. They are my friends
  • 5. • Me him/her • Jane said, “He loved me”.  Jane said he had loved her. He loved me.
  • 6. • Mine his/hers • Jane said, “It is mine”.  Jane said it was hers. It is mine!
  • 7. Tense change • In general, the present form in direct speech changes to the past form in reported speech: • am/is  was • are  were • do/does  did • have/has  had • will  would • can  could • want/like/know/go etc. wanted/liked/knew/wen t etc. • The past simple can stay the same or you can change it to the past perfect (had done / had seen / had known etc.)
  • 8. “My parents are very well”. James said that his parents were very well.
  • 9. My father has been in New York. He said that his father had been in New York.
  • 10. “I'm going to learn to drive.” Jenny said that she was going to learn to drive.
  • 11. “We can finish in time”. Jason said they could finish in time.
  • 12. I watched TV and I did my homework. Sami said that he had watched TV and he had done his homework.
  • 13. Change of time and place reference "I saw him today", she said. She said that she had seen him that day. today that day
  • 14. "I saw him yesterday" He said that he had seen him the day before. yesterday the day before
  • 15. End of presentation Thank you! Tarak Brahmi September 2009