Transcript Reported Speech

Спирина В.А.
We use reported speech when we are saying
what other people say, think or believe.
Direct Speech
He says, “I phone my friends every day”.
Reported Speech
He says (that) he phones his friends every day.
without
tense changes
with
tense changes
When we are reporting somebody’s
words a short time after they were
said.
‘It’s quite cold,’ said Harry.
Harry just said (that) it’s quite cold.
When we are reporting a scientific
fact.
‘Light from the sun takes eight minutes to
reach us,’ the professor said.
The professor said (that) light from the sun
takes eight minutes to reach us.
When we are reporting something
which is still true.
‘I have a cousin in America,’ Mr Wood said.
Mr Wood said (that) he has a cousin in
America.
When we use a reporting verb in the
present tense.
‘I am going to the party tonight,’ Jane
says.
Jane says (that) she is going to the party
tonight.
When
we are reporting somebody’s
words a short time after they were
said.
 When we are reporting a scientific
fact.
When we are reporting something
which is still true.
When we use a reporting verb in the
present tense.
We usually have to change
the tense if the reporting
verb is in the past.
Present Simple
‘I am hungry.’
Past Simple
He said (that) he was
hungry.
Present
Continuous
‘I am writing a
letter.’
Past Continuous
He said (that) he
was writing a letter.
Present Perfect
‘I have cleaned
my room.’
Past Perfect
He said (that) he
had cleaned his room.
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Perfect
Continuous
‘She has been waiting
He said (that) she
all day.’
had been waiting all day.
Past Simple
‘I paid $12 for the
video.’
Past Perfect
He said (that) he
had paid $12 for the
video.
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Continuous
‘We were talking about
football.’
He said (that) they
had been talkingabout
football.
Direct Speech
Reported speech
Present Simple
Past Simple
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Past Perfect
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Continuous
We sometimes have to change
other words, such as pronouns,
words that refer to the time and
place, some modal verbs.
Direct Speech
now
today
Reported speech
then, at that moment
that day
yesterday
the day before, the previous day
tomorrow
the next/following day
last week
the week before, the previous week
next week
the week after, the following week
ago
before
here
there
this
these
that
those
Shall
Will
Can
Must
May
should
would
could
had to
might
 agree,
claim, offer, promise, refuse +
to-infinitive
 advise,
allow, ask, order, warn + smb +
to-infinitive
 accuse
smb of, apologise for, deny, insist
on, suggest + -ing form
to say smth to smb
to tell smb smth
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