Transcript reported speech reported statements

REPORTED
SPEECH
REPORTED STATEMENTS
We use reported speech to report what someone said
earlier. After a past tense reporting verb (e.g. said,
told), the original verb forms usually move tense into
the past, and the pronouns and possessive adjectives
change:
e.g. “I LIKE PIZZA”, Tim said
Tim said (that) he liked pizza
TO SAY and TO TELL are the most common reporting
verbs for statements. Notice how they are used:
e.g. HE SAID (TO ME) (THAT) HE WAS TIRED.
e.g HE TOLD ME (THAT) HE WAS TIRED.
PRACTICE: Report the statements
 “I’ve got an awful headache”.
Kim said that she had an awful headache.
 “I haven’t been feeling well all day”.
She....................................................................
 “I’ve found some great trainers.”
Tom.................................................................
 “I wasn’t looking for them.”
He..................................................................
In the transformation of direct
speech to indirect, you must
change tenses:
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
PRESENT SIMPLE
Brenda said: “I walk to school every day”
PAST SIMPLE
Brenda told me she walked to school every
day.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
“I’m going to a party tomorrow”
PAST CONTINUOUS
She said she was going to a party the
following day.
PAST SIMPLE/ PRESENT PERFECT/
PAST PERFECT
“I haven’t been to Hyde Park yet”
PAST PERFECT
She told me she hadn’t been to Hyde Park
yet.
AM/IS/ARE GOING TO
WAS/WERE GOING TO
“I’m going to visit the new Tate Gallery next She said she was going to visit the new Tate
week”.
Gallery the following week.
WILL/WOULD
“My teacher will be thirty tomorrow.”
WOULD
She said her teacher would be thirty the
following week.
WOULD HAVE
WOULD HAVE
“I would have liked to have you all here with She said she would have liked to have us all
me at Christmas.”
there with her at Christmas.
In the transition from direct to
the indirect speech the
following are also trasformed:
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I
 YOU
 WE
 ME
 YOU
 US
HE/SHE
I, WE
THEY
HIM/HER
ME, US
THEM
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND
PRONOUNS
 MY
 YOUR
 OUR
 MINE
 YOURS
 OURS
HIS/HER
MY, OUR
THEIR
HIS/HERS
MINE, OURS
THEIRS
ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS OF
TIME
 NOW
 TODAY
 TONIGHT
 YESTERDAY
 TOMORROW
 LAST SUNDAY
 NEXT WEEK
THEN
THAT DAY
THAT NIGHT
THE DAY BEFORE
THE FOLLOWING
THE PREVIOUS SUNDAY
THE FOLLOWING WEEK
PRACTICE: Complete the reported
statements
 Diane: “I will go there tomorrow.”
Diane said that she would go there the next day.
 Roger: “Paul and I can’t come to the party.”
Roger said that Paul and ........ couldn’t go to the party.
 Bill: “ Thanks, Rob. You are a great help!”
Bill thanked me and told me that ...... was a great help.
Reported statements with no
tense change
 If the reporting verb is in the present tense (e.g. says),
the tense does not change in reported speech:
e.g. “I’ll meet you there”
He says he’ll meet us there
 If the statement we are reporting is still true in the
present, we don’t have to change the tense after a past
tense reporting verb.
e.g. “It’s a good restaurant.”
Helen said it’s a good restaurant.
 But if the reporting verb is in the past tense, we can
change the tense:
e.g. “It’s a good restaurant”
Helen said it was a good restaurant.
Reported commands and requests
We form reported commands and requests with
VERB + PERSON + TO infinitive
 We use ask to report commands:
e.g. “Sit down”
She told me to sit down.
 For negative requests and commands, we use NOT
before the TO + infinitive
e.g. “Please don’t make a noise”
make a noise
He asked us not to
PRACTICE: Report the commands
and requests
 “Could you get the tickets, please?”
He asked me to get the tickets.
 “Can you save a seat for me, please?”
Rachel asked me ....................................
 “Bring you essays on Monday”
The tutor told us ....................................
 “Stay at home for the rest of the week.”
The doctor told me .................................
REPORTING QUESTIONS
THE INTERROGATIVE PROPOSITIONS HAVE THE
SAME
CONSTRUCTION
OF
INDIRECT
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
SUBJECT + VERB
ATTENTION: DO NOT USE THE AUXILIARIES
DO, DOES, DID
e.g. She asked me if I had liked the present.
We can now see two videos that
give a further explanation of this
structure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dkBCBWR8QLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3iYO4c5tGnI