Reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said without using their exact words. It involves changing verb tenses, pronouns, and time/place references based on rules. For example, "I am hungry" would become "He said that he was hungry." Reported speech is used for statements, questions, commands, suggestions and other sentence types. Care must be taken to accurately change verbs and pronouns when moving speech from direct to indirect.

1. A REVIEW
REPORTED SPEECH
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2. Use
Reported speech is used to
tell what someone said
but without repeating
exactly the same words.
https://ourenglishdrawer.wordpre
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speech-2/
https://www.slideshare.net/mjoseribeiro/reported-speech-20922889

3. Direct Speech
The introductory verb in direct and indirect speech
is SAY
DIRECT SPEECH: WORD ORDER
Subject + say to / tell + person
‘I’m hungry’, he said to me
‘I’m working tonight’, he told me.
http://myprimaryclassroom.co.uk/commas-in-direct-speech/
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4. Say – tell (+ objeto) – explain – suggest – insist –
promise – warn – admit – agree – remind claim –
complain – reply
Ask – tell – order – advise – warn – invite
Apologise for – suggest – recommend – admit – insit on
– accuse someone of
Reporting verbs
• Verb + that:
He promised that he would paint the house the following week.
She suggested we should stay at home.
She told me that she would arrive late
•Verb + object + to + infinitive:
They asked us to stay longer.
She warned me to be careful
•Verb + verb–ing.
They accused him of robbing the bank.
They admitted stealing the money.
REPORTING VERBS

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VERBAL TENSE CHANGES
PRONOUN CHANGES
PLACE AND TIME CHANGES
IF the reporting verb is in past tense
BUT IF the reporting verb is in present tense
PRONOUN CHANGES
PLACE AND TIME CHANGES

7. DIRECT speech INDIRECT speech
Simple Present
I train every day
Past simple
He said (that) he trained every day
Present continuous
I’m having a shower
Past continuous
He said (that) he was having a shower
Present Perfect
We haven’t seen it yet
Past Perfect
They said they hadn’t met her
Simple Past
I met her
Past Perfect
He said he had met her at 3
Imperative
Be quiet
Infinitive
He told us to be quiet
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VERBAL TENSE CHANGES

10. DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
Can
I can’t swim
Could
He said (that) he couldn’t swim.
Will
I’ll send you a postcard
Would
He said (that) he would send us a
postcard.
Must / have (got)
You must study more
Had to
He said (that) we had study more
May
It may be true
Might
He said (that) it might be true
•Changes in MODALS :
OTHER MODAL VERBS DON’T CHANGE.
He said that he could ski…………..but he couldn’t !
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11. •Pronouns and possessive adjectives : first person (I / MY / WE / OUR)
change into third person ( HE, SHE, IT, HIS, HER,
ITS/ THEY / THEIR)
He said ‘I can’t find my keys’.
He said (that) he couldn’t find his keys
PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVE CHANGES
But ..She said ‘I can’t find my keys’.
She said (that) she couldn’t find her keys
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12. PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVE CHANGES
http://englishteacher
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reported-speech.html

13. •Other expressions that
change
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
THIS THAT
HERE THERE
TODAY THAT DAY
YESTERDAY THE DAY BEFORE
TOMORROW THE NEXT DAY/THE FOLLOWING DAY
TONIGHT THAT NIGHT
TOMORROW MORNING THE FOLLOWING MORNING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON
NEXT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR THE FOLLOWING WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
LAST WEEK/MONTH/YEAR THE PREVIOUS WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
A WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
AGO
A WEEK/MONTH/YEAR BEFORE
PLACE AND TIME

14. PLACE AND TIME
He said that he wasn’t going out THAT NIGHT and
that he was staying home and eating cheese.
BUT ..
It wasn’t true!!

15. REPORTING
STATEMENTS
REPORTING
QUESTIONS
REPORTING COMMANDS, SUGGESTIONS, ADVICE..
Types of sentences

16. REPORTING STATEMENTS

17. ASK KNOW (NOT) KNOW WANT WONDER
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REPORTING QUESTIONS
VERBS

18. REPORTING QUESTIONS
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Direct Speech
Lucia: “Where did you buy your laptop?
Reported Speech
Lucia asked me where I had bought my laptop.

19. Introductory verbs: the verb “say” may introduced
commands in direct speech but it must be changed
to a verb of command in reported speech, e.g.:
beg, command, forbid, order, tell, know, ask... +
personal object without preposition.
Indirect commands are usually expressed by
-a verb of command + object without
-preposition + to infinitive.
Negative commands are usually reported
by
- not + to infinitive.
When we turn a command into reported
speech, it is necessary to change the
pronouns and possessive adjectives
and adverbs of time and
place as in the statements.
COMMANDS OR ORDERS
VERBS

20. Remember!!!

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OFFERS, SUGGESTIONS & ADVICE
He offered to help the woman with
these / those heavy bags
Would you like a cup of tea?
She offered me a cup of tea
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22. “Let’s go to the beach!”
“Why don’t we go to the beach?”
“ Shall we go to the beach?”
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The students suggested going to the beach
The students suggested that we went to the beach
I feel really tiredThe doctor said “You should sleep more”
The doctor advised me to sleep more
And he also said “ You shouldn’t drink so much coffee”
He also advised me not to drink so much coffee

23. A REVIEW ON REPORTED
SPEECH
INFORMATION AND
IMAGES TAKEN FROM
THE INTERNET