reported speech

Reported Speech

From Direct Speech to Indirect Speech

By Bertha Troté

Reported Speech

Theory

Test

QUESTION ONE

What sentence is in reported speech?

She said that she would like to work less hours

If I were millionare, I would travel around the wrold

This movie has been directed by a woman

¡Yay!

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Question 2

Quan s'utilitza?

Per repetir el que una persona ha dit anteriorment

Per parlar de situacions hipotètiques

Per centrar l'atenció en qui o què rep l'acció

¡That was lit!

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Indirect speech

in 3 steps

Step 1

Júlia said, "I am too tired today"

bye bye quotes " "

Júlia said, I am too tired today

bye bye commas

Júlia said _____ I am too tired today

Indirect speech

in 3 steps

that

Júlia said I am too tired today

________

Indirect speech

in 3 steps

Step 2

Backshift the verb: make it more past

Júlia said that I am too tired today

_______

was

Júlia said that I too tired today

Indirect speech

in 3 steps

Step 3

Don't forget changing the context

she that

Júlia said that was too tired today

Original: Júlia said "I am too tired today"

backshifting the verbs

SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT SUPER PAST THE "W" THE "C" THE "M" HAD TO HAD TO

backshifting the verbs

Change the POINT-OF-VIEW words, such as personal pronouns, possessive determiners, demonstrative pronouns, demonstrative determiners, adverbs of time, and a couple adverbs of place.

Change the POINT-OF-VIEW words, such as personal pronouns, possessive determiners, demonstrative pronouns, demonstrative determiners, adverbs of time, and a couple adverbs of place.

Click on the circles!

Joe said, "I have been to Spain"

Joe said that he had been to Spain

Joe said that he was in Spain

Joe said that he would be to Spain

¡ERROR!

TRY AGAIN

Kate said, "I went to New York two years ago"

Kate said that she was in New York two years ago

Kate have said that she went to New York two years ago

Kate said that she had gone to New York two years ago

¡ERROR!

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The teachers said, "We will go to the museum tomorrow"

The teachers said that they would go to the museum

The teachers said that you would go to the museum

The teachers said that they were going to the museum

¡ERROR!

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"We will come to your wedding"

They promised that they would come to our/my wedding

They promised coming to our/my wedding

They promised to come to our/my wedding

My mom said: "I am going to the supermarket"

My mom said that I will go to the supermarket

My mom said that she was going to the supermarket

My mom said that she would go to the supermarket

¡ERROR!

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"Please, wait for me in reception"

She told us wait for her in reception

She told us to wait for her in reception

She told us waiting for her in reception

¡ERROR!

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"We will come to your wedding"

They promised that they would come to our/my wedding

They promised coming to our/my wedding

They promised to come to our/my wedding

¡ERROR!

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"The class will start later on Tuesdays" said the teacher to us. (explain + clause)

The teacher explained that the class had started later on Tuesdays

The teacher explained to us that the class will start later on Tuesdays

The teacher explained us that the class would start later on Tuesdays

¡ERROR!

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"This is where the station is" said Klara.

Klara explained where the station was.

Klara explained where would the station was

Klara explained where was the station

¡ERROR!

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"I'll leave at six pm!" John said.

John asked that he would leave at six pm.

John decided that he would leave at six pm.

John promised that he would leave at six pm.

¡ERROR!

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"Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia.

Antonio promised Lucia to buy milk.

Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk.

Antonio offered Lucia to buy milk.

Well done, smarty!