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    Indirect Speech Explanation

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    This document provides information and examples about how to change direct speech into reported or indirect speech. It explains that in indirect speech, tenses shift one step further into the past compared to the original statement. Pronouns and other references may need to change depending on the context. Indirect commands and requests use verbs like "tell", "ask" or "advise" rather than the original imperative form. Indirect questions maintain the same tense but use introductory phrases like "do you know" rather than a question mark. Common verbs like "suggested" and "insisted" are often followed by "should" when reporting advice.

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    This document provides information and examples about how to change direct speech into reported or indirect speech. It explains that in indirect speech, tenses shift one step further into the past compared to the original statement. Pronouns and other references may need to change depending on the context. Indirect commands and requests use verbs like "tell", "ask" or "advise" rather than the original imperative form. Indirect questions maintain the same tense but use introductory phrases like "do you know" rather than a question mark. Common verbs like "suggested" and "insisted" are often followed by "should" when reporting advice.

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    This document provides information and examples about how to change direct speech into reported or indirect speech. It explains that in indirect speech, tenses shift one step further into the past compared to the original statement. Pronouns and other references may need to change depending on the context. Indirect commands and requests use verbs like "tell", "ask" or "advise" rather than the original imperative form. Indirect questions maintain the same tense but use introductory phrases like "do you know" rather than a question mark. Common verbs like "suggested" and "insisted" are often followed by "should" when reporting advice.

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    Indirect Speech Explanation

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    Marko Jakić
    This document provides information and examples about how to change direct speech into reported or indirect speech. It explains that in indirect speech, tenses shift one step further into the past compared to the original statement. Pronouns and other references may need to change depending on the context. Indirect commands and requests use verbs like "tell", "ask" or "advise" rather than the original imperative form. Indirect questions maintain the same tense but use introductory phrases like "do you know" rather than a question mark. Common verbs like "suggested" and "insisted" are often followed by "should" when reporting advice.

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    Reported Speech

    Present Time
    He`ll say/He says

    (that) + the tense used in the original sentence.

    I`ve heaved up the anchor.

    He`ll say that he has heaved up the anchor.


    He says

    Past Time
    He said (that) + one tense further back in the past than used in the original
    Direct Speech
    The ship stays at anchorage.
    He said that
    The ship is staying at anchorage.
    The ship has stayed at anchorage.
    The ship stayed at anchorage.
    The ship had stayed at anchorage.
    The ship will stay at anchorage.
    The ship will have stayed at anchorage.
    I may join you later.

    Indirect Speech
    the ship stayed at anchorage.
    the ship was staying at anchorage
    the ship had stayed at anchorage
    the ship had stayed at anchorage
    the ship had stayed at anchorage
    the ship would stay at anchorage
    the ship would have stayed at anchorage
    he might join us later.

    In indirect speech, references to people, places and times often changes, becuse the point of view
    changes.
    She said: This book is interesting.
    She said (that) that book was interesting.
    These books are interesting.
    those books were interesting.
    I`ll see you here tomorrow, said Sue.
    Sue said she would see me there the next day.
    I bought this book yesterday, said he.
    He said he had bought the/that book the day
    before.
    INDIRECT IMPERATIVE
    Go home!
    (command)
    Please wait
    (request)

    She told him to go home.


    She asked her to wait.

    QUESTIONS
    She asked me: How old are you?
    She asked me: Do you learn much?

    She asked me how old I was. (Wh-questions)


    She asked me if I learned much. (YES/NO
    QUESTIONS - Subject comes before the Verb!!)
    INDIRECT QUESTIONS (have an introductory question before them: Could you tell me? Do
    you know? THERE IS NO CHANGE OF TENSES - BACKSHIFT)
    Where is the post office?
    Could you tell me where the post office is?
    Is this the right street?
    Do you know if this is the right street?
    Verbs which can be used in reported speech with a that clause: promised, explained, admitted,
    argued, complained, suggested, insisted etc. When the verb suggested and insisted are used to
    report advise, they are normally followed by should. (e.g. He suggested that we should learn)
    Common verbs which are used to introduce indirect commands, requests and advice are: tell,
    advise, ask, remind, warn, invite, recommend, forbid.
    e.g. Don`t make too much fuss. I told them not to make too much fuss about anything.

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