Reported speech F&F 5 L3&4

Reported speech

Multiple Choice

What is reported speech?

• It is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before.

• It is a representation of the actual words someone said.

Direct Speech vs Reported Speech

She said: "I'm visiting Istanbul next weekend" (Direct)

She said that she was visiting Istanbul the following weekend. (Reported)

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I like hot weather

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

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She asked if there was another option

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

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She told me she wasn't happy

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

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she loves going to the cinema.

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

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)

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.

Using That in reported speech

The word That is optional.

• Direct Speech: "I will do my homework on time"

• Reported Speech: My friend said that she would do her homework. or My friend said, she would do her homework on time .

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He thinks twice before speaking

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

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She told me that she wasn't comfortable

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

​TENSES

• Present Simple --> Past Simple

• Present continuous --> Past Continuous

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

• will --> would

• can --> could

• may --> might

• must --> had to

• need --> needed

examples

• Present Simple --> Past Simple: I really like working here --> He said he really liked working here

• Present continuous--> Past Continuous: We are making some Lağmen noodles--> They said they were making some Lağmen noodles.

that night, that day

that week/month/year

then

the next day

the next week/month/year

Reported speech

tonight, today

this week/month/year

now

tomorrow

next week/month/year

Direct speech

When we use reported speech, we sometimes change

the time words.

"A doctor is coming to the school tomorrow."

She told us a doctor was coming to the school the next day.

Multiple Choice

Ahmed: I am riding my bicycle today

Ahmed said (that) _________________

• he was riding his bicycle today

• he was riding my bicycle today

• he was riding his bicycle that day

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Dima: I don't understand Japanese

Dima told me (that) ___________________________

• I didn't understand Japanese

• she didn't understand Japanese

• I don't understand Japanese

• she doesn't understand Japanese

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Mukaram: I will do the dishes later

My roommate said (that) ____________

• she would do the dishes later

• she will do the dishes later

• I would do the dishes later

• I will do the dishes later

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Betul: I'm cooking lunch today

Betul ______ (that) he was cooking lunch that day

• told

• said

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Tyler: "Ian doesn't invite girls to his parties."

Tyler ________ me (that) Ian didn't invite girls to his parties.

• told

• said

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Matt and David: "We have to go now."

Matt and David _________ (that) ________________

• said - they had to go then

• told - they had to go now

• said - they had to go now

• told - they had to go then