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1. REPORTED SPEECH
BAC YEAR 1 AND 2

2. In direct speech we repeat exactly what
someone said:
He said 'I don't like football'
In reported speech, however, we tell what
someone said without repeating his exact
words.
He said (that) he didn't like football.
**If the reporting verb is in present and not
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3. TENSES IN REPORTED SPEECH
Tenses in reported speech are "more
past" (because we're not talking at the
same time as the speaker was).
Present simple – past simple
Present continuous – past continuous
Past simple – past perfect
Past continuous – past continuous or past
perfect continuous

4. Present perfect – past perfect
Past perfect – past perfect
Future with will – conditional simple
Can – could

5. OTHER CHANGES
This – that
I have found this watch on the train
He said that he had found that watch on
the train
These – those
3rd person (pronouns and possessives)
Here - there

6. OTHER CHANGES
Today – that day
Yesterday – the previous day/the day
before
Tomorrow – the next/following day
Next week – the following week
Last week / a week ago – the previous
week

7. STATEMENTS (say, tell)
(That)
“I will pass all my subjects”
He said (that) he would pass all his
subjects
SAY vs TELL
TELL SOMEBODY
SAY TO SOMEBODY

8. QUESTIONS (ask, wonder)
Introduced by a WH word
What are you going to do tomorrow?
He asked me what I was going to do the
following day.
YES/NO questions
Are you visiting your granny next week?
He asked if/whether I was visiting my
granny the following week

9. ORDERS (order, demand)
TO INFINITIVE
NOT + TO INFINITIVE
Sit down!
He ordered me to sit down
Don’t speak
He asked me not to speak

10. SUGGESTIONS
2 possibilities:
“Let’s go to the cinema”
They suggested that we (should) go to the
cine
That + subject + (should) + bare infinitive
They suggested going to the cinema
Let’s drink a beer
They suggested drinking a beer
They suggested that we should drink a beer

11. REPORTING VERBS
Accept, accuse, admit, agree, apologize,
call, complain, congratulate, deny,
exclaim, explain, give, wonder, wish,
introduce, point out, state, protest,
promise, refuse, thank, claim…