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reported speech

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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

REPORTED SPEECH

indirect speech

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

DIRECT SPEECH

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

VERB TENSES CHANGE

she asked me if i had finished the test.

past perfect

He said Sabrina was working in buenos aires

past continuous

'Did you finish you test´she asked.

SIMPLE PAST

´Sabrina is working in buenos aires´he said.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

simple past

Miguel said that he was glad to see me again

SIMPLE PRESENT

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

examples

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

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

INDIRECT SPEECH

DIRECR SPEECH

MODAL VERBS CHANGES

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The little girl asked if she might speak now

MIGHT

Dad said i had to finish my homework

HAD TO

COULD

WOULD

´May i speak now please?´the littlegirl asked.

MAY

Ýou must finish your homework´, dad said.

MUST

CAN

WILL

Monica said Mateo could come here tomorrow

Monuca said, ´Mateo can come here tomorrow´.

He asked me if i would marry him

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´WILL YOU MERRY ME?´he asked.

EXAMPLES

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

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

INDIRECT SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH

ADVERBS OF TIME CHANGE

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1.SHE ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED SOME MORE CAFE2.HE ASKED IF/WHETHER SHE WASGOING TO THE CINEMA WITH ME

1. DO YOU WANT SOME MORE CAKE?

REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH

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YES/NO QUESTIONS

1.SHE ASKED MEWHERE HE HAD GONE ON HOLIDAY2.HE ASKED ME HOW OFTEN I PLAYEDHOCKEY

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

REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH

WH-QUESTIONS

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REPORTED SPEECH1.SHE SAID THAT SHE DIDN´T LOVE TO STUDY2.HE SAID THAT HE HADN´T BOUGHT A DICTIONARY3.YOY SAIDTHAT YOY HADN´T WRITTEN ANY LETTER4.HE SAID THAT WOULDN´T GO TO THE BEACH

DIRECT SPEECH1.I DON´T LOVE TO STUDY2.I DID´T BUY A DICTIONARY3.I HAVEN´T WRITTEN ANYLETTER4.I WON´T GO TO THE BEACH

EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVE SENTENCESIN REPORTED SPEECH

-past perfect-past perfect

-present perfect-past perfect