Name: Maria Grazzia Vela

Use of English

Explanation

• In reported speech , the subject and the reporting verb are determined by the subject and the tense of the verb in the quotation.

• There is a pronoun change as well as a tense change in reported speech.

• Verb tenses used in direct speech change generally in reported speech.

• When the person s exact words are not repeated ,reported speech is used.

Present tense

Present progressive tense

Past tense

Present perfect tense

Past perfect tense

Past progressive tense

Modals : will

can

Past tense

Past progressive tense

Past or past perfect tense

Past perfect tense

Past perfect tense

Past perfect progressive tense

Modals : would

could

Direct Speech : Reported Speech :

Examples

• Ann said, “you re fired!”• Ann said that I was fired.• Daniel:“My mom will go to Austria tomorrow.”• Daniel said that, her mom would go to Austria

tomorrow.• The miss said : “you are making excellent

progress”• The miss said that , I was making excellent

progress.

- Paty : “I was writing a book yesterday”.

Paty said that she had been writing a book yesterday.

- Mathew : “we didn t eat fish last Monday”

Mathew said that they hadn t eaten fish last Monday”.

- Emy : “I won t collect this papers tomorrow”.

Emy said ,she woudn t collect this papers tomorrow.

Exercises