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The document explains the differences between direct and reported speech, highlighting how to convert direct quotes into reported form. It outlines the main changes in verb tenses and pronouns when transforming direct speech into reported speech, including examples for clarity. Additionally, it covers reported speech in questions and imperatives, providing guidance on appropriate verbs to use.

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Reportedspeechjon

The document explains the differences between direct and reported speech, highlighting how to convert direct quotes into reported form. It outlines the main changes in verb tenses and pronouns when transforming direct speech into reported speech, including examples for clarity. Additionally, it covers reported speech in questions and imperatives, providing guidance on appropriate verbs to use.

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REPORTED

SPEECH
DIRECT VS. REPORTED
SPEECH
▪ In DIRECT SPEECH we repeat the EXACT words that someone said. We use
inverted commas.

▪ Fay said ‘John studies hard’.

▪ In REPORTED SPEECH we convey the meaning of what someone said but


WITHOUT USING THE EXACT WORDS.

▪ Fay said (that) John studied hard.


REPORTED SPEECH IN
DECLARATIVE SENTENCES: MAIN
CHANGES
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

Present Simple John said ‘I like coffee’. Past Simple John said (that) he liked coffee.

Present Cont. He said ‘Mary is cooking dinner’. Past Cont. He said (that) Mary was cooking dinner.

Past Simple He said, ‘I opened the window’. Past Pef. Simp. He said (that) he had opened the window

Pres. Perf. Simp. Sharon said, ‘I have visited the city’, Past Pef. Simp. Sharon said (that) she had visited the city.

Will Ann said, ‘I won’t go to that party’. Would Ann said (that) she wouldn’t go to the party.

Can Simon said, ‘I can play the guitar’. Could Simon said (that) he could play the guitar.

May He said, ‘I may go the cinema’. Might He said (that) he might go the cinema.

Must He said, ‘ I must wake up early’, Had to He said (that) he had to wake up early.
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

This/These She said, ‘These bags are heavy’. That/Those She said (that) those bags were heavy.

Here Tina said, ‘The book is here’. There Tina said (that) the book was there.

Now George said, ‘I am leaving now’. Then George said (that) he was leaving then.

Today Phil said, ‘I’ll be at the office today’. That day Phil said (that) he would be at the office that day.

Yesterday She said, ‘They arrived yesterday’. The previous She said (that) they had arrived the previous
day/The day day.
before
Tomorrow He said, ‘I will go there tomorrow’. The next He said (that) I would go there the following day.
day/The
following day
Last week, Penny said, ‘I went to the theatre last week’. The previous Penny said (that) she had gone to the theatre the
month etc. week etc., the previous week.
week etc.
before
Next week, Paul said, ‘I will be in Rome next week’. The following Paul said that he would be in Rome the following
month etc. week, month week.
etc.
REPORTED SPEECH IN
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH WH-WORDS

▪ ‘What are you doing?’ she asked me – She asked me what I was doing.
▪ ‘Who is your teacher?’ they asked me – They asked me who my teacher was.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT WH-WORDS

▪ ‘Do you like coffee?’ he asked me – He asked me if/whether I liked coffee.


▪ ‘Did you sell your old car?’ Jacked asked his uncle – Jack asked his uncle
if/whether he had sold his old car
REPORTED SPEECH IN
IMPERATIVES
IT IS CONVENIENT TO USE THE MOST APPROPRIATE VERBS DEPENDING ON THE ACTION OF
THE IMPERATIVE. THE MOST TYPICAL ONES ARE: ADVISE, TELL, OFFER, ORDER, ASK, BEG
OR SUGGEST.

▪ ‘Peter, take a book from the shelf!’ Rachel told Peter.


▪ Rachel ordered Peter to take a book from the shelf.

▪ ‘Please Sue, don’t be late’ Sue’s mother said.


▪ Sue’s mother asked Sue not to be late.

(SPECIAL CASE WITH SUGGEST: THE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE MUST HAVE THE VERB IN THE
GERUND NOT IN THE INFINITIVE AS IN THE PREVIOUS VERBS)
▪ ‘Let’s go to the cinema, Luis!’ Piper said.
▪ Piper suggested Luis going to the cinema.

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