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Reported Speech and Reported Questions 8th Module.

The document discusses reported speech and reported questions. It provides examples of how to change direct speech and questions into reported speech and questions by changing verb tenses and pronouns. For reported yes/no questions, the verb "ask" is used to introduce the question, but auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did" are not used in the reported question. The document provides a table comparing direct and reported speech and questions.

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Reported Speech and Reported Questions 8th Module.

The document discusses reported speech and reported questions. It provides examples of how to change direct speech and questions into reported speech and questions by changing verb tenses and pronouns. For reported yes/no questions, the verb "ask" is used to introduce the question, but auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did" are not used in the reported question. The document provides a table comparing direct and reported speech and questions.

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REPORTED

SPEECH

A: I live in Tabasco
B: He said he lived in Tabasco
Conversation between 2 friends, who were planning a campaign trip, but
there is a problem with THE trip

 Eric: Listen. I don’t know if I can go camping next week.

 Steve: Why not? What happened?

 Eric: The problem is that Nancy told me she ___________________

 _________________________________________ and when I said


________________________________, she got mad. She said ____
 ______________________________________________________
_
Verb tenses
reported speech
Direct Speech Reported Speech
 PRESENT SIMPLE  PAST SIMPLE
 SIMPLE PAST  PAST PERFECT
 PRESENT PERFECT  PAST PERFECT
 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE  PAST PROGRESSIVE
 WILL  WOULD
 CAN  COULD
EXAMPLES
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

 I am hungry  Pete said he was hungry


 Emily said she had seen them leave
 I saw them leave
 George told me he had made the
 I have made the homework homework
 He is living here  Carl said he was living here
 I will play baseball  My father told me he would play baseball
 I can speak Spanish  The teacher told us she could speak
Spanish
CHANGES IN SUBJECTS
 I -You/He/She

 Me – Him/Her

 My – His/Her

 You – Me, I

 Your – My

 We –You/They

 Us –You/Them

 Our –Your/Their

My house is white
He said/He told me (that) his house was white
REPORTED QUESTIONS

1. What words do you use after ask to report a yes/no


question?
2. Is the auxiliary do/did used in reported questions?
Reported Questions

 Reported Questions are a form of reported speech.


 We usually introduce reported questions with the
verb “ask”:
Reported Questions
DIRECT QUESTION REPORTED QUESTIONS
Can you pay half of the check? 1.
Yes/No Questions Will you drive me home? ___________________________
______
2.
___________________________
______
How much do you weigh? 3.
Information Questions Who are you planning to vote ___________________________
for? ________
How much money do you make? 4.
___________________________
________
5.
___________________________
________

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