reported speech tec iii

8/2/2019 Reported Speech Tec III

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By:Roxana Patricia Ramirez

Jos Miguel Flores

English Grammar II


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Change of pronouns


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Present simple Past simple

Present continuous past continuous

Past simple Past Perfect

Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Future "willShall would" should

Future going to was / were going to


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PRESENT

We eat healthy food ---------She said (that) they ate healthy food.PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We are eating healthy--------She told him (that) they were eatinghealthy food.

PAST SIMPLE

We ate healthy food -----She said (that) they had eaten healthyfood.

PAST CONTINUOUS

We were eating healthy -----She told me (that) they had beeneating healthy food.

PRESENT PERFECT

We have eaten healthy -------She said that they had eatenhealthy food.

FUTURE

We will eat healthy food -----She said that they would eat healthy.


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When reporting questions, it is especially

important to pay attention to sentence

order. When reporting yes / no questions

connect the reported question using 'if'.

When reporting questions using questionwords (why, where, when, etc.) use the

question word.


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When someone gives us advice in direct speech we use'suggested' or 'recommended' in reported speech.

example:

Direct John: 'You should take a holiday'Reported: 'John suggested that I took a holiday.'


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Today That day"I saw him today", she said. She said that she had seen him that

day.Yesterday The day before"I saw him yesterday", she said. She said that she had seen him the

day before.he day before yesterday Two days before"I met her the day before

yesterday", he said.He said that he had met her two daysbefore.


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The day after tomorrow in two days time/ two days later

"We'll come the day after

tomorrow", they said.They said that they would come

in two days time/ two days later.

Next week/month/year the following week/month/year

"I have an appointment next

week", she said.

She said that she had an

appointment the following

week.


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Last week/month/year the previous/week/month/year"I was on holiday last week", hetold us.

He told us that he had been onholiday the previous week.

ago before"I saw her a week ago," he said. He said he had seen her a week

before.this (for time) that"I'm getting a new car this week",she said.

She said she was getting a new carthat week.

this/that (adjectives) the"Do you like this shirt?" he asked He asked if I liked the shirt.here thereHe said, "I live here". He told me he lived there

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In order to change an imperative sentence into the indirect

speech, we use a to-infinitive. A that clause is also possible

in some cases. Note that instead of said we use one of the

following reporting verbs:

Advise, command, request, suggest, order, propose,, instruct

etc.


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Direct Speech Reported

SpeechCan Could"I can stay here until Sunday" He said he could stay there

until SundayMay Might"I may go fishing next weekend" He said that he might go

fishing next weekendWill Would"I will stay here!" He said that he would stay thereMust Had to"I must work everyday" He said he had to work

everyday


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Note the ways in which reported speech can differfrom direct speech.


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Reported and Direct speechDIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

I am happy No quotation marks

He says that she is happyWhat is she

doing? No question markHe wants to know what she is doingWhen will they

leave?Statement word order

He knows when they will leave.She said I must

leaveThird person pronouns

She said that she had to leave


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