Reported speech

Grammar 7.1

Reported speech

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2- Changes

1- When do we use it?

3- How do we use it?

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When do we use it?

When do we use it?

There are 2 types of speech:

• Direct Speech: what someone says

“I want to buy pizza for lunch.”

• Reported/ Indirect Speech: When you tell someone what another person said.

He said he wanted to buy pizza for lunch.

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Changes

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To report what another person said you need to change:

• the verb tense

• the pronouns

• the time references

• the place references

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How do we use it?

How do we use it?

Direct Speech: Ana: “I went to the cinema yesterday.” Reported Speech: She said (that) she had gone to the cinema the day before.

1. Use a reporting verb: say,tell,ask....

2. Change the pronoun: I she

3. Change the verb tense: went had gone

4. Change the time reference: yesterday the day before

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5. You can ommit “that” after the verbs say and tell

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