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reported speech

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REPORTED SPEECH

Reported speech is reporting or saying what another person said,ordered, asked, affirmed, exclaimed, etc. In an indirect (non-literal) way.Changing the verb tense to the past

VERB TENSES CHANGE

indirect speech

DIRECT SPEECH

-was/were -simple past -past continuous -past perfect

-am/is/are -simple present -present continuous -simple past

examples

SIMPLE PRESENT

simple past

Í am very glad to see you again´, Miguel said

Miguel said that he was glad to see me again

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

past continuous

´Sabrina is working in buenos aires´he said.

He said Sabrina was working in buenos aires

past perfect

SIMPLE PAST

'Did you finish you test´she asked.

she asked me if i had finished the test.

MODAL VERBS CHANGES

DIRECR SPEECH

INDIRECT SPEECH

• WOULD/ SHOULD
• HAD TO
• MUST/HAD TO
• COULD
• MIGHT

• WILL/ SHALL
• HAVE TO
• MUST
• CAN
• MAY

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EXAMPLES

WILL

WOULD

´WILL YOU MERRY ME?´he asked.

He asked me if i would marry him

CAN

COULD

Monuca said, ´Mateo can come here tomorrow´.

Monica said Mateo could come here tomorrow

HAD TO

MUST

Ýou must finish your homework´, dad said.

Dad said i had to finish my homework

MAY

MIGHT

´May i speak now please?´the little girl asked.

The little girl asked if she might speak now

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ADVERBS OF TIME CHANGE

DIRECT SPEECH

INDIRECT SPEECH

• NOW
• AT THE MOMENT
• TODAY
• TOMORROW
• HERE
• AGO
• LAST WEEK/MONTH
• YESTERDAY
• NEXT WEEK/MONTH

• THEN
• AT THE MOMENT
• THAT DAY
• THE NEXT DAY
• THE FOLLOWING DAY/MONTH
• THE DAY BEFORE
• THERE
• BEFORE

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YES/NO QUESTIONS

DIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

1. DO YOU WANT SOME MORE CAKE?

2.ARE YOU COMING TO THE CINEMA WITH ME

1.SHE ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED SOME MORE CAFE 2.HE ASKED IF/WHETHER SHE WAS GOING TO THE CINEMA WITH ME

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WH-QUESTIONS

REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH

1.SHE ASKED ME WHERE HE HAD GONE ON HOLIDAY 2.HE ASKED ME HOW OFTEN I PLAYED HOCKEY

1.WHERE DID HE GO ON HOLIDAY? 2.HOW OFTEN DO YOU PLAY HOCKEY?

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EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVE SENTENCESIN REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH 1.I DON´T LOVE TO STUDY 2.I DID´T BUY A DICTIONARY 3.I HAVEN´T WRITTEN ANY LETTER 4.I WON´T GO TO THE BEACH

REPORTED SPEECH 1.SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDN´T LOVE TO STUDY 2.HE SAID THAT HE HADN´T BOUGHT A DICTIONARY 3.YOY SAIDTHAT YOY HADN´T WRITTEN ANY LETTER 4.HE SAID THAT WOULDN´T GO TO THE BEACH

-past perfect -past perfect

-present perfect -past perfect