Reported speech

Reported speech

When do we use it?

• To report what someone said or asked.

• "I like ice cream." - She said she liked ice cream.

• "I am reading this book" - He told me he was reading that book.

• "Do you like it?" - She asked me if i liked it.

Say, Tell, Ask

• These are called "Reporting verbs" because they help us to repeat what people said.

• When using tell or ask, don´t forget to use object pronouns after them (me, you, him, her, us, you, them)

The word That is optional.

• Direct Speech: "I will love you forever"

• Reported Speech: My boyfriend said that he would love me forever. or My boyfriend said, he would love me forever.

Multiple Choice

I like hot weather

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Multiple Choice

She asked me if there was another option

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Multiple Choice

She told me (that) she wasn't happy

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Multiple Choice

I love going to the cinema.

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

TENSES

• Present Simple --> Past Simple

• Present continuous --> Past Continuous

• Simple Past --> Past Perfect

• Past Continuous --> Past Perfect Continuous

• Present Perfect --> Past Perfect

• Pres Perf Continuous --> Past Perf Continuous

• Past Perfect & Past Perf Continuous --> No Change

• am / is / are going to --> was / were going to

• will --> would

• can --> could

• may --> might

• must --> had to

• need --> needed