Reported Speech

​​​Reported Speech

Indirect Speech​

What someone said, told, or asked...​

Reported Speech (RS)

​What is it?

RS allows us to tell someone what another person said before.

In reported speech we don't need to use the exact words that were used by the first person.

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• She said (that) she loved you.

• He told me (that) they would come ​at eight.

​Reported Speech

• 'I love you.'

• We'll come at eight.'

​Direct Speech

Reported vs. Direct Speech

In DS you use the exacts words, in other words you cite what the other person said.

• Jack said (that) ___________________.

​Reported Speech

• Jack: 'I don't want to go to the party.'

​Direct Speech

Reported vs. Direct Speech

In DS you use the exacts words, in other words you cite what the other person said.

Reported Speech

​Consider this information

• Use reported speech to report (to tell somebody) what another

person said.

• We often introduce reported speech with said or told (+ person)

• After said or told 'that' is optional.

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Reported Speech

​Consider this information

Pronouns often change in reported speech,

e.g. I changes to he or she.

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DS: 'I'm tired.'

RS: She told me (that) she was tired.

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Subject pronouns, object pronouns and even possessives change in reported speech

say or

tell​

​what is the difference?

You must use told with an object.

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He told me that ​he loved me.

He told that he loved me.​

​TOLD

​SAY

What is the difference?

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You can't use said with an object or pronoun.

He said me ​that he loved me.

He said that he loved me.​

Reported Speech and Tense

​This is another change when you use indirect speech.

She said that ____________________________________.

​Reported

Marie: 'I am happy to drive you to the airport.'​

​Direct

Tenses and other changes

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He said that he knew what to do.

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He said he had known what to do.

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He said he had known what to do.​

​Reported

Zack: 'I know what to do.'

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Zack: 'I knew what to do.'

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​Zack: 'I have know what to do.'

​Direct

Tenses and other changes

what is the pattern to change tenses in RS?​

​Reported

present simple​

present continuous

present perfect

future (will)

​past simple

can​

past perfect​​

​Direct

Tenses and other changes

what is the pattern to change tenses in RS?​

past simple​

past continuous

past perfect

would

past perfect

could

past perfect​​​

​Reported

present simple​

present continuous

present perfect

future (will)

​past simple

can​

past perfect​​

​Direct

Tenses and other changes

what is the pattern to change tenses in RS?​

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