REPORTED SPEECHA.K.A. Indirect Speech

A normal sentence

• I study.

Another “normal” sentence

• He studies.

• She works.

• I read.

• They are working.

• We were studying hard yesterday.

• I was copying before the class was dismissed.

A “normal” sentence= Affirmative

• He studies.

• She works.

• I read.

• They are working.

•We were studying hard yesterday.

• I was copying before the class was dismissed.

Direct speech = “normal”

• He was checking the invoice.

• She worked at the warehouse.

• I read the news yesterday.

• They are accused of smuggling.

• We were researching about trafficking yesterday.

• He will check the goods before the barter.

Indirect SpeechExplains something that someone said, is saying

or will say.

Direct Speech Indirect Speech

• He was checking the invoice.

• She said he was checking the invoice.

• She worked at the warehouse.

• I said that she worked at the warehouse.

• I read the news yesterday.

• Peter said I read the news yesterday.

• They are accused of smuggling.

• I said that they are accused of smuggling.

• We were researching about trafficking yesterday.

• I said that they were researching a

• He will check the goods before the barter.

• We just said he will check the goods before the barter.

Reported speech = Indirect speech

• Answers the question:

What did said?

Verb changes

• Am was

• Is was

• Are were

• Can could

• Could could

• Must must

• May might

• Might might

• Shall should

• Should should

• Ought to ought to

Verb changes

• Do (does) did

• Did had done

• Will do would do

• Have (has) done had done

• Had done had done

• Will have done would have done

• Would like (I’d like) (I) want

Progressive Tenses

• Present progressive tenses Past progressive tenses

Time changes

• Tomorrow the next day / the following day

• Yesterday the day before

• Next _________ the following _________

• Last _________ the _________ before

• Now immediately / then

Other changes

• This that

• These those

• Here there

Now, the practice