Reported Speech

LUIS ROBERTO ORTIZ GUERRERO

WAY OF LIFE!LESSON 8


ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE LIFE YOU HAVE?


SPEAKING

What is happiness for you?

What would you like to change about your lifestyle? Why?


MY KIND OF MUSICLESSON 8A


WORDS EASILY CONFUSED

ALBUM SINGLE

I love all the songs of Juanito´s new album!

Have you Heard Pedrito´s new single? It´s incredible



RECORD COMPOSE

We can´t record our new album yeaterday.

I compose the music of that song!



TRACK SOUNDTRACK

Track 8 is the best of the whole album!

The Lion King´s soundtrack was incredible!



TURN ON TURN OFF

TURN UP TURN DOWN


What kind of music do you like?

Who´s is your favourite singer?

What´s your favourite band?


REPORTED SPEECHSTATEMENTS


DIRECT SPEECH we repeat the exact words that someaone said. We usually use the verb say and the words of the

speaker are put in quotation marks.

Irma said Tina is on a plane”


REPORTED SPEECH we report the meaning of what someone said, without using the exact words. We use a reporting verb, usually say or tell followed by (that) and the reported elements

Irma said that Tina was on a plane


IMPORTANT

We use say when there is no indirect object “I will be there” He said He said that he would be there

We use tell when there is an indirect object “I will call you, Mark” He said She told Mark that she would call

him


When we change a sentence from Direct speech to Reported speech, pronouns and possesive adjectives change according to the meaning of

the sentence.

“You look great in your new dress” said David

David said that I looked great in my new dress


PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

Sue said “I want to go to the cinema”

Sue said (that) she wanted to go to the cinema


PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PAST PROGRESSIVE

Tim said “I am reading a novel”Tim said he was reading a novel


PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

Peter said “Mum made some sandwiches”Peter said his mum had made some

sandwiches


PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

Jennifer said “I´ve worked hard today”

Jennifer said she had worked hard that day.


WILL WOULD

Seann said “I will be there soon”Seann said he would be there soon


CAN COULD

Jane said “ I can help you with your homework”

Jane said she could help me with my homework


MAY MIGHT

Frank said “I may buy her a pair of shoes”

Frank said he might buy her a pair of shoes


MUST HAD TO

Mum said “You must be home Early”Mum said I had to be homew Early.


NOW THEN

Tina said “ I will call him now”Tina said she would call him then.


HERE THERE

Eric said “I saw it here”Eric said he had seen it there.


AGO BEFORE

Ben said “I bought this house two years ago”

Ben said he had bought that house two years before


TODAY//TONIGHT THAT DAY // THAT NIGHT

Martha said “We´re having pizza for lunch today”

Martha said they were having pizza for lunch

that night


YESTERDAY THE PREVIOUS DAY // THE DAY BEFORE

Dad said “I visited the doctor yesterday”

Dad said he had visited the doctor the previous day


THIS MORNING/YEAR THAT MORNING/YEAR

Beth said “I haven´t bought anything this year”

Beth said she hadn´t bought anything that year.


TOMORROW THE NEXT DAY / THE FOLLOWING DAY

Lynn said “I´m flying to London tomorrow

Lynn said he was flying to London the next day


LAST WEEK / MONTH THE PREVIOUS WEEK / MONTH

Colin said “I met her last year” Colin said she had met her the

previous year


NEXT WEEK / MONTH THE FOLLOWING WEEK / MONTH

Bob said “ I will finish the report next week”

Bob said she would finish the report the following week


IMPORTANT The Past Perfect and the verbs could, might, should,

would and used to do not in change in Reported Speech

The Past Progressive usually doesn´t change in Reported Speech


EXERCISE

Brian said ________________________________

Ruth said ________________________________

Lilian said ________________________________

Fred said ________________________________


He said, "I like this song.“

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

She said, "I am reading.“

They said, "We are busy.“

He said, "I know a better restaurant.“


• She said, "I woke up early.“

• He said, "I will ring her.“

• They said, "We have just arrived.“

• He said, "I will clean the car.“

• She said, "I did not say that.“

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