Transcript REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH
SOME TIPS ON REPORTED SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
• You will have already studied the changes in
verb tenses and adverbs when reporting.
However, remember that tenses do not
change when:
1. The reporting verb is in the present.
2. A statement is still a fact or is still true.
3. It is an -ing form
4. Certain modal verbs or conditional forms are
used.
SEE SOME EXAMPLES
• “We are negotiating terms at the moment”
The President says that they are negotiating terms at the
moment.
• “I might pop round this evening”
She said she might pop round this evening.
• “If I were younger, I would learn how to use a computer”
He says that if he were younger he would learn how to use a
computer.
• “Would you mind not smoking in the library?” The teacher
asked the students.
The teacher asked the students not to smoke in the library.
REMEMBER HOW TO REPORT
QUESTIONS?
• “How much do you love me?”
He asked me how much I loved him.
• “Are you going on holiday soon?”
He asked if I was going on holiday soon.
• “Have you ever sold books before?”
He asked me if I had ever sold books before.
• “How many books did you sell?”
He asked me how many books I had sold.
WHICH OF THESE SENTENCES ARE NOT
CORRECT?
• He suggested buying a new computer.
• Pat suggested that I saved more money.
• Tim suggested that I changed my teaching
methods.
• The teacher suggested to watch the film in
English.
• Ann suggested to going home because I was
feeling ill.
• John suggested we installed virus protection
software.
REPORT THESE SENTENCES
• “Let’s have a barbecue” said the students
The students suggested
having a barbecue
• “Why don’t you have a barbecue?” said Tim to his mother
Tim suggested
that his mother should have //
had a barbecue
• “We could try that new place for dinner” said Bill.
Bill suggested
trying that new place
REPORT THE FOLLOWING
COMMANDS
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“Open the window , please”
He asked me to open the window
“Start work now”
He ordered me to start work then
“Don’t eat that apple”
He told me not to eat that apple