Transcript He says

Reported speech
Косвенная речь
1 Tom says: ‘I'm feeling ill.’
- direct speech
2 Tom said that he was feeling ill. –
reported speech (or indirect
speech)
3 Types of Reported speech:
• 1 Statements = Повествовательные
предложения
• 2 Commands (Imperatives) =
Повелительные предложения
• 3 Questions = Вопросительные
предложения
Statements
Reporting Verbs
Say & Tell
To say
to say to smb
to say
to tell smb
• He says, "Mary will do it.”
(that) Mary will do it.
• He says to me, "I know it."
me that he knows it
“He says
He tells
Simple present
simple past.
• He said, "I don’t have any money."
• He said that he didn’t have any money.
He told her that he didn't have
any money.
Present progressive
past progressive.
• Anny: “I am waiting for Pam”
• Anny said (that) she was waiting for Pam.
Present perfect
past perfect.
• Rich said, "I have finished."
• Rich said that he had finished.
Simple past
past perfect.
• He said, "I wrote a letter."
• He said (that) he had written a letter.
Would, should, could, might,
ought remain unchanged.
• He said, “It would be nice if I could see
you again.”
• He said that it would be nice if he could
see me again.
Would, should, could, might,
ought remain unchanged.
But:
will – would
can – could
may – might
must – had to!!!!
Past Perfect/Perfect Continuous
=
Past Perfect/Perfect Continuous
• He said, "We had finished our work by six
o'clock."
• He said that they had finished their work
by six.
Future
Future in the Past
He said, "The contract will be signed in the
evening."
He said that the contract would be signed
in the evening.
"I’ll go there tomorrow," he
said.
He said that he’d go there the
next day.
Commands (Imperatives)
What form of the verb do we use in
imperative sentences?
• Base Verb
- “Do it!”
- “Speak!”
How do we report imperative s-ces?
Who + tell/ask + whom + “to”
infinitive.
The teacher told us to stop
talking.
Reported Questions
(Косвенные вопросы)
“Do you play tennis in the
summer?" He asked her if/whether she played
tennis in the summer.
I
«Wh»-questions (специальные
вопросы)
He asked, "When did you see
him?"
He asked me when I had seen
him.
II
Yes/No questions (Общие
вопросы).
Do you know the boy?" I asked him.I asked him if/whether he knew the boy.