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Reported Speech

The document provides examples of changing direct speech statements into reported speech by identifying the reporting verb, pronouns that need changing based on the tense of the reporting clause, and other expressions like time and place that may need adjustment in the reported clause.

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Reported Speech

The document provides examples of changing direct speech statements into reported speech by identifying the reporting verb, pronouns that need changing based on the tense of the reporting clause, and other expressions like time and place that may need adjustment in the reported clause.

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Change direct speech statements into reported speech.

1. "He works in a bank” she said


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2. "We went out last night with your brother” he told me.
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_ 3. "I'm coming here tomorrow” Tom said.
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_ 4. "I was waiting an hour for the bus yesterday” he told the teacher.
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5. "I have never been here before” Kate said.
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6. "I didn't go to your party last night” Kevin told me.
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7. "Lucy will come later” they said.
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_ 8. "He hasn't eaten breakfast today” Mary confirmed.
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_ 9. "I can’t help you tomorrow” Johnny told his brother.
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_ 10. "You must go to bed early” my mother said.
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_ 11. ”I didn’t study for the exam last week” She admitted.
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_ 12. "I won't see you until next week” Paul told his friends.
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_ 13. ”I’m living in Paris now” Lucy said.
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_ 14. "I went to visit my grandparents two days ago” he said.
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_ 15. ”I don’t like what you are wearing” Elena told Gary.
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_ 16. ”We are taking a taxi to the concert tonight” Mike and Sarah said.
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_ 17. ”I was very well-behaved at school today” Rachel informed her parents.
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_ 18. "I’ll start university next month” Robert said.
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_ 19. ”I’m not giving you a present” he told his sister.
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_ 20. ”We might play football at breaktime today” the boys said.
Grammar: Reported Speech

Reported statements

1. Start with a sentence in direct speech.


”We practiced the backflip for our dance yesterday” he told the teacher.
2. Find the reporting verb verb: say, tell, ask, order…
”We practiced the backflip for our dance yesterday” he told the teacher.
3. Identify all the pronouns that need changing
”We practiced the backflip for our dance yesterday” he told the teacher.
4. Identify the verb tense
”We practiced the backflip for our dance yesterday” he told the teacher.
5. Look for other time/place expression that might need changing
”We practiced the backflip for our dance yesterday” he told the teacher.
6. Start with the reporting verb, then change all the pronouns and back-shit the verb
He told the teacher (that) they had practiced the backflip for their dance the day before.

Reported commands and questions

1. Commands and requests: no tense needed. The verb is introduced by a to-infinitive. If negative, not to-
infinitive. Note that most direct speech orders are in the imperative form, and they do not have a subject.

”Don’t speak so loud” my mother ordered.


My mother ordered not to speak so loud.
2. Suggestions: no tense needed. The verb is in the -ing form.

”Why don’t we go out tonight?” Mike suggested.

Mike questions:
3. Yes/no suggested going out that
if/whether night. word order (auxiliary verbs like do, does, did are not used)
+ normal

”Do you like Stranger Things? ” She asked.


4. Wh- questions: maintain the question word but normal word order after.
She asked if I liked Stranger Things.

”Where are you going tomorrow? ” She wanted to know.


She wanted to know where I was going the following day.

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