Brainy 8 - Reported speech

Brainy 8 - Reported speech

By Wojciech Michalski

Reported speach

• Mowy zależnej (reported speech) używamy, kiedy przytaczamy czyjąś wypowiedź.

• Do wprowadzenia mowy zależnej w zdaniach twierdzących i przeczących używamy czasowników tell lub say.

• Uwaga! Po czasowniku tell należy podać osobę, do której była skierowana oryginalna wypowiedź.

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He said me (that) he would call. He told me (that) he would call.​

Direct speech - Reported speech

Present Simple - Past Simple

• 'My cousin lives in Krakow.' - She said (that) her cousin lived in Krakow.​

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​Present Continuous - Past Continuous

• 'I'm helping my neighbours.' - He said (that​) he was helping his neighbours.

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Past Simple - Past Perfect

• 'We saw our new flatmate.' - He told me (th​at) they had seen their new flatmate.

Direct speech - Reported speech

Present Perfect - Past Perfect

• 'I have called my colleague.' - She said (that) she had called her colleague.

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will/won't - would/wouldn't

• 'My best mate will come soon.' - He said (that) his best mate would come soon.

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can/can't - could/couldn't

• 'My mother-in-law can speak Ukrainian.' - She told us (that) her mother-in-law could speak Ukrainian.

​Direct speech	​Reported speech
​this/these	​that/those
​here	​there
​now	​then
​today	​that day
​tomorrow	​the day after

​Direct speech	​Reported speech
yesterday	​the day before/the previous day
next (month)	​the following (month)/the (month) after
​last (year)	​the previuos (year)/the (year) before
​(two hours) ago	​(two hours) before
​me, us ...	​him, them ...

​Reported speech: commands

• 'Open your books!'

• The teacher told us to open our books.

• 'Don't stand up!'​

• She told us not to stand up.​