REPORTED SPEECH Creator: Quynh Nguyen Tam Do Trinh Nguyen.

REPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

Creator: Quynh NguyenTam Do

Trinh Nguyen

Situation Situation Situation Situation

Buster, look at Buster, look at my dress! my dress!

What do you What do you think?think?

Pretty, Fanny!

I am going to I am going to hold a hold a

birthday party birthday party tomorrow.tomorrow.

And I am And I am happy if Lewis happy if Lewis

can join in.can join in.

Could you find Could you find him and invite him and invite

him for me?him for me?

Immediately!

I can’t go to her I can’t go to her party tomorrow. party tomorrow.

I am busy with my I am busy with my time machine. time machine.

Anyway, could ya bring Anyway, could ya bring this rose for her? I wish this rose for her? I wish her a happy birthday. her a happy birthday.

Fanny said that she was going to hold a birthday

party tomorrow.

She wants you to join in. Can

you come?



Fanny said she was going to hold a party the next

day.


She said she was happy if Lewis could join in.

Situation 1Situation 1Situation 1Situation 1

She asked me to find and invite him for her.


Then I met Lewis and invited him to

come to her party.


He said he couldn’t come

because he was busy with his time

machine


He asked me to bring that rose for

Fanny.


But do you think I should give it to my girlfriend?

• You tell someone else what Fanny said.

Direct Fanny said, “I am going to hold a birthday party tomorrow.”

Reported Fanny said (that) she was going to hold a birthday party the next day.


We usually use We usually use the infinitive in in reported speech, especially withreported speech, especially with tell and and ask (for oders and requests)(for oders and requests)

Ex:

““Don’t shout”, I said to JimDon’t shout”, I said to Jim I told Jim not to shout.I told Jim not to shout.

““Can you open the door for me, Tom?”,Can you open the door for me, Tom?”,Ann asked.Ann asked. Ann asked Tom to open the door for herAnn asked Tom to open the door for her

We usually use We usually use the infinitive in in reported speech, especially withreported speech, especially with tell and and ask (for oders and requests)(for oders and requests)

Ex:

““Don’t shout”, I said to JimDon’t shout”, I said to Jim I told Jim not to shout.I told Jim not to shout.

““Can you open the door for me, Tom?”,Can you open the door for me, Tom?”,Ann asked.Ann asked. Ann asked Tom to open the door for herAnn asked Tom to open the door for her

In the REPORTED CLAUSE

Must, might, could, should and Must, might, could, should and oughtought stay the same in reported stay the same in reported speech.speech. MayMay mightmight WillWill would would CanCan could could


Must, might, could, should and Must, might, could, should and oughtought stay the same in reported stay the same in reported speech.speech. MayMay mightmight WillWill would would CanCan could could

Reporting Questions

WH – questions use a reporting use a reporting clause + a clause with a WH – wordclause + a clause with a WH – word

ExEx: She asked me WHAT the problem : She asked me WHAT the problem was.was.

YES/NO – questions use a use a reporting clause + a clause beginning reporting clause + a clause beginning with IF/WHETHERwith IF/WHETHER

Ex: “Have you seen him recently?”Ex: “Have you seen him recently?” She wanted to know IF I had seen She wanted to know IF I had seen him recently.him recently.

Reporting Questions

WH – questions use a reporting use a reporting clause + a clause with a WH – wordclause + a clause with a WH – word

ExEx: She asked me WHAT the problem : She asked me WHAT the problem was.was.

YES/NO – questions use a use a reporting clause + a clause beginning reporting clause + a clause beginning with IF/WHETHERwith IF/WHETHER

Ex: “Have you seen him recently?”Ex: “Have you seen him recently?” She wanted to know IF I had seen She wanted to know IF I had seen him recently.him recently.

Form of Reported SpeechForm of Reported SpeechForm of Reported SpeechForm of Reported Speech

VERB TENSEVERB TENSE

TO INFINITIVETO INFINITIVE

MODAL VERBMODAL VERB

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS


Future/Present Tense Future/Present Tense Past TensePast Tense

Am/is Am/is was was Are Are were were Have/has Have/has had had Do/want etc. Do/want etc. did/wanted did/wanted Will Will would would Can Can could could


Future/Present Tense Future/Present Tense Past TensePast Tense

Am/is Am/is was was Are Are were were Have/has Have/has had had Do/want etc. Do/want etc. did/wanted did/wanted Will Will would would Can Can could could

VERB TENSEVERB TENSE

TO INFINITIVETO INFINITIVE

MODAL VERBMODAL VERB

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

X CloseX CloseX CloseX Close

Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice

Matching: match a PICTURE with Matching: match a PICTURE with an appropriate VERBan appropriate VERB

Matching: match a PICTURE with Matching: match a PICTURE with an appropriate VERBan appropriate VERB

Practice Practice Practice Practice

1. Agree

2. Advice

3. Threaten

4. Admit

5. Announce


1. Whisper

2. Refuse

3. Deny

4. Fancy

5. Doubt


1. Threaten

2. Advice

3. Complain

4. Warn

5. Joke

1. Threaten

2. Advice


1. Yell

2. Beg

3. Promise

4. Surmise

5. Whimper


1. Ask

2. Advise

3. Predict

4. Blurt

5. Promise


1. Shout

2. Advice

3. Warn

4. Holler

5. Brag


1. Wonder

2. Ask

3. Threaten

4. Insist

5. Grumble


1. Ask

2. Complain

3. Wonder

4. Whisper

5. Guess


1. Murmur

2. Tell

3. Stutter

4. Threaten

5. Yell


1. Agree

2. Wonder

3. Whisper

4. Ask

5. Preach

REPORTED SPEECH Creator: Quynh Nguyen Tam Do Trinh Nguyen.

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