REPORTED SPEECH

MIXED EXERCICE. NOTE WHETHER THE SENTENCE IS A REQUEST,

TENSES. CHANGES
STATEMENT OR A QUESTION.
REPORTING VERBS
FROM  "ITOlike this picture." He said
With REPORTED SPEECH you SIMPLE PRESENT _____________________________________________
 PAST
SIMPLE
generally inform someone else of what other SIMPLEPAST  "Where have you SOMEparkedOFyour
THEM ARE:She asked me
car?"
people just said, ordered, suggested, PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT 1. FOR STATEMENTS
 _____________________________________________
 "I don't feel like … SAID TO SB THAT…
PAST PERFECT
offered, asked… going out tonight," She said
WILL WOULD TOLD SB THAT…./TO +INF
This speech is often done in a PRESENT CONTINUOUS  _____________________________________________
PAST CONTINUOUS
different place and usually on a different day PAST CONTINUOUS  "Say hello to Paul," BOASTED TO
They asked me
PAST PERFECT ASSURED SB THAT…
so you need to make some changes: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS  _____________________________________________
CONTINUOUS
REMARKED THAT…
1. PRONOUNS PAST PERFERCT CONTINUOUS  "Don't play near the lake, boys," She said
2. VERB TENSES (except conditionals and past MENTIONED THAT…
 _____________________________________________
perfects). Also, if we are reporting COMMENTED THAT…
 "Where have you been all night?"She asked him
something that was said but it is still true we ADMITTED THAT…
EXPRESIONS OF TIME.CHANGES  _____________________________________________
THAT…/ GERUND
don’t need to move the tense back. “ I love  "I am quite good at DENIED
drawing," He said
Paul”. She said she loves Paul THIS (AFTERNOON) THAT (AFTERNOON) APOLOGIZE FOR + GERUND
 ____________________________________________
3. WORDS REFERRING TO A PARTICULAR TIME OR PROMISED TO + INF
TODAY/THIS DAY THAT DAY  "Has she met Ian?"→ He wanted to know
PLACE THESE (DAYS) 2. FOR QUESTIONS
THOSE (DAYS)  _____________________________________________
These changes apply to all kind of NOW THEN … ASKED SB IF / WH-
 "I was so tired that I couldn’t sleep" She said
sentences on condition that the introductory A (YEAR) AGO A (YEAR) BEFORE ENQUIRED
 ____________________________________________
verb is in the SIMPLE PAST. LAST (WEEK) THE (WEEK) BEFORE/ THE WONDERED
PREVIOUS (WEEK ) "Be careful with the matches, Ann," She told Ann
WANTED TO KNOW
NEXT (WEEK) _____________________________________________
THE FOLLOWING (WEEK )
WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW
TOMORROW  "I will
THE NEXT/FOLLOWING DAYget some food, I’m starving" She said
3. FOR COMMANDS
 ____________________________________________
… ORDERED SB TO + INF
 "Why haven't you phoned me?" → He wondered
ASK SB TO + INF
REPORTED SUGGESTIONS ___________________________________________
TOLD SB TO + INF
 "I cannot drive them home," → He said
REQUESTED
REPORTING VERB+ THAT+ FINITE VERB
SENTENCES. CHANGES 
+ SHOULD + INFINITIVE____________________________________________
BEGGED SB TO + INF
+ GERUND  "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?"→
IMPLORED SB TO +INF She asked Peter
 ____________________________________________
SHOUTED TO SB +INF
“Why don´t we go to the park” he suggested
 "Where did you spend your holidays
REPORTED STATEMENTS SCREAMED AT SB last year?"→ She aske
He suggested that we go to the park  ____________________________________________
4.FOR OFFERS AND
REPORTING VERB+(OBJ)+(THAT)+ SENTENCE we should go to the park "Don't go too far."→ He advised her
SUGGESTIONS
WITH THE NECESSARY CHANGES going to the park  ____________________________________________
… OFFERED SB TO+ INF
“ I won’t go to the park tomorrow”, he said SUGGESTED +THAT…/GERUND
to me
REPORTED QUESTIONS WRITE IN THE MOST SUITABLE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM
He said to me (that) he wouldn’t go to the
ADMIT - ADVISE - ANNOUNCE – ASSURE - CLAIM - COMPLAIN -
park the next day 1. YES/NO QUESTIONS We- can report
CONFIRM - CONVINCE - DECLARE
IMPERSONAL - EXPLAIN
REPORTS INFORM - INSIST
REPORTING VERB+ (OBJ)+ IF/WHETHER +SENTENCE
what people
MENTION - PERSUADE generally
- REASSURE say or think using
- SUGGEST
(not in the interrogative form)
PASSIVE REPORT VERBS. There are
REPORTED COMMANDS 1– “Stop worrying twoso structures:
much,” he ________ her. “Everything wil
“Are you hungry?” She asked
REPORTING VERB+ (OBJ)+ TO (NOT TO)+ 2– A: Why are you
IT+home so late?B: My boss ___________ tha
THAT CLAUSE
She asked me If I was hungry SUBJECT + TO + INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE until I’d finished the report she needs for tomorrow.A: Well, y
2. WH- QUESTIONS
_______________. You knew that you would have to work har
REPORTING VERB+(OBJ)+WH-+ SENTENCE (not in the
“ “Sit down!, the teacher told me interrogative form) took this job. “People say he is a thief”
The teacher told me to sit down 3– The American It and
is said /known/
British that he is_______________
governments a thief
“ Don’t speak so fast”, He begged me of people that IraqHe iswassaid/known/
developingbelieved
weaponsto ofbe a destructio
mass
“How old are you?” He wanted to know
He begged me not to speak so fast (nuclear bombs)thief so they invaded the country. They were wrong
He wanted to know how old I was
4– The student ________________ her teacher that she wo
TRANSFORM THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH
late the next day.
5– He called his wife to tell her that he had been involved in a
QUESTIONS
STATEMENTS COMMANDS/ SUGGESTIONS/OFFERS 1. “Are youher
accident, __________ leaving
that tomorrow?”.
he wasn’t badlyHe asked
hurt.
1. “I don’t know what she is doing”. He said. 1.“Wait outside. I’ll tell you when to come
6– Shein”. ____________
her____________________________
her students to stop messing around a
_________________________________ He told the boys______________________ wasting time as 2. they
“Can you
onlyhelp
had me
a fewwith my homework?”
more months to improve th
2. “I can’t speak as many languages as you do” __________________________________ English (!) My brother asked me______________
She confessed._______________________ 2.“We could go to see a film tonight”. 7She
– A: Where ______________________________
are you off to?B: I’m going round to Bill’s place.A
___________________________________ suggested______________________ thought you were3. “Is he coming
going to staynext
home Tuesday? HeWell,
tonight?B: askedI was bu
3.“I met her in London last year”. He said. 3. “Don’t leave the vase on the table”._________________me
She told ______________________________
to go and see him.
___________________________________ us_________________________________ 4. “When did my mother
8 – He _________________ that he phone?” My flat
hadn’t been telling the t
4. “I have already finished the book you lent 4. Shall I make you a cup of coffee? She mate asked
9 – A: Who are you talking to?B: I’m ___________ our reserva
me”. My friend told me__________________ offered_________________________ tonight. _______________________
___________________________________ 5. “Let’s have dinner at home instead 10of –going
A: Did she______________________________
tell you that she’s getting divorced?B: She
5. “If you do that again I’ll be angry.” My out” Ann suggested ___________________ _____________ 5. “Where
it whenhave you been
we were lately?”
talking aboutAnnAnn’s wedding.
mother said._________________________ __________________________________ surprised. wanted to know___________________
___________________________________ 6. "How about rating a canoe?" he said. 11 – During the ______________________________
convention he __________________ that he
6. "I can't believe what you're saying," Paul __________________________________ retiring next 6. "Did
year, you pass
after the exam?"
25 years service.IHe
said to
____________
told me_____________________________ 7. "Let's go for a swim!" he said. that he wouldJoe.___________________________
be very sad to leave the company and ________
___________________________________ __________________________________ that he had been_______________________________
having health problems recently.
______
12 – He __________________ that it was an accident and he
never meant to break it but I’m not so sure.