Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH

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CONTENT

MODAL VERBS

REPORTED SPEECH

EXAMPLES

QUESTIONS

SUGGESTIONS

ORDERS

REPORTING VERBS

VIDEOS

CHANGES

REPORTED SPEECH

It is used to REPEAT WHAT SOMEONE SAID You need to MAKE 3 CHANGES: SUBJECT VERB TENSES TIME EXPRESSIONS

Direct Speech:Present Simple: 'He apologises for everything'

Reported Speech:Past Simple: He said that he apologised for everything

Direct Speech:Present Continuous: 'He is always apologising for everything'

Reported Speech:Past Continuous: He said that he was always apologising for everything

Direct Speech:Past Simple: 'He apologised for everything'

Reported Speech:Past Perfect: He said that he had apologised for everything

Direct Speech:Present Perfect: 'He has apologised for everything'

Reported Speech:Past Perfect: He said that he had apologised for everything

Direct Speech:Past Perfect : ' He had apologised for everything'

Reported Speech:Past Perfect: He said that he had apologised for everything

Direct Speech:Fut Simple: 'He will apologise for everything'

Reported Speech: Would: He said that he would apologise for everything

MODAL VERB CHANGES

DIRECT SPEECH------REPORTED SPEECH

1. CAN--------------COULD
2. MAY-----------------MIGHT
3. MUST /HAVE TO-------HAD TO
4. SHALL----------------WOULD
5. SHOULD---------------SHOULD
6. WOULD-------------WOULD
7. OUGHT TO-----------OUGHT TO

AQUÍ

QUESTIONS

DIRECT SPEECH (Wh- questions)'When did you finish correcting the exams?', Brian asked. REPORTED SPEECHBrian asked when I had finished correcting the exams.

DIRECT SPEECH (Yes or No)'Will you attend the lecture?', Brian asked. REPORTED SPEECHBrian asked if / whether I would attend the lecture

AQUÍ

INTRoduCCIÓN AQUÍ

SU

REPORTING VERB + VERB ING

DIRECT SPEECH 'Let's have a snack together', Janet suggested "I didn´t do it", my friend said My friend denied DOING IT REPORTED SPEECH Janet suggested having /that we have a snack together. My friend denied DOING IT

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UNA INTRODUCCIÓN

SUGGESTADMIT DENY

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UN ITRODUCCIÓN

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UNA INTRODUCCIÓN

REPORTING VERB + THAT +INFINIVEAQUÍ

SUGGEST

AQUÍ

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UNA INTRODUCCIÓN

DIRECT SPEECH 'Can you open your books?', the teacher said "You should see a doctor", my mum said REPORTED SPEECHThe teacher asked/requested us to open our books. My mum advised me to see a doctor

REPORTING VERB + OBJECT PRONOUN + INFINITIVE TO

TELL/ORDERASK/REQUEST ADVISE WARN

DIRECT SPEECH 'Switch off your phones', the teacher said REPORTED SPEECHThe teacher ordered/told us to switch off our phones.

AQUÍ

REPORTING VERB + INFINITIVE TO

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UNA INTRODUCCIÓN

offerrefuse

TÍTULO AQUÍ

DIRECT SPEECH 'I will help you", the teacher said "He won´t tidy his room" REPORTED SPEECHThe teacher offered to help me He refused to tidy his room

PUEDES ESCRIBIR UNA INTRODUCCIÓN

TÍTULO AQUÍ

CHANGES IN OTHER WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

NOW-----------THEN TODAY----------THAT DAY TONIGHT-----THAT NIGHT YESTERDAY----THE DAY BEFORE / THE PREVIOUS DAY LAST WEEK----THE WEEK BEFORE /THE PREVIOUS WEEK A MONTH AGO---THE PREVIOUS MONTH / THE MONTH BEFORE TOMORROW----THE NEXT DAY / THE FOLLOWING DAY / THE DAY AFTER NEXT WEEK---THE FOLLOWING WEEK / THE WEEK AFTER HERE----THERE THIS----THAT THESE---THOSE

VÍDEO

Here you will see a video in which you can practice reported speech

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VALLE BARBA

English Teacher

REPORTED SPEECH

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR ATTENTION