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Understanding Reported Speech

This document provides examples of reporting statements and questions from direct to reported speech. It discusses the typical changes that are made to pronouns, adverbs, verb tenses and other elements when changing from direct to reported speech. Examples are given for reporting statements and questions with various verb tenses in direct speech, including simple present, present continuous, will, am/is/are going to, and simple past. Exercises are also included for the reader to practice reporting sample statements and questions.

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Understanding Reported Speech

This document provides examples of reporting statements and questions from direct to reported speech. It discusses the typical changes that are made to pronouns, adverbs, verb tenses and other elements when changing from direct to reported speech. Examples are given for reporting statements and questions with various verb tenses in direct speech, including simple present, present continuous, will, am/is/are going to, and simple past. Exercises are also included for the reader to practice reporting sample statements and questions.

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REPORTED SPEECH

1. REPORTING STATEMENTS
AND
2. REPORTING QUESTIONS
1. REPORTING STATEMENTS
(Examples)
Direct Speech: Simple Present
Ann to John: I love you.
Ann: I dont know the answers.
Ann: I live here.
Reported Speech: Simple Past
Ann told John (that) she loved him.
Ann said (that) she didnt know the
answers.
Ann said (that) she lived there.
More examples
Direct Speech: Present Continuous

Ann to John: I am taking Chemistry


Liz: Josh and I are planning our
wedding .
Reported Speech: Past Continuous
Ann told John (that) she was taking
Chemistry.
Liz said (that) they were planning their
wedding.
More examples
Direct speech: will
Mark: The course will start tomorrow.
Mark to Bob: I wont go.
Reported speech: would
Mark said (that) the course would start
the next day.
Mark told Bob (that) he wouldnt go.
More examples
Direct speech: am/is/are going to
Meg: Im going to travel tomorrow.
Meg: Bob and I are going to arrive at
9:00.
Reported speech: was/were going to
Meg said (that) she was going to
travel the next day.
Meg said (that) they were going to
arrive at 9:00.
More examples
Direct speech: Simple Past
Ted to Mary: I went to the movies last
night.
Mary: I stayed home.
Reported speech: Past Perfect
Ted told Mary (that) he had gone to
the movies the night before.
Mary said (that) she had stayed home.
Changes when reporting
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED
SPEECH
Verb Tenses
Simple Present Simple Past
Present Continuous Past Continuous
will/can would/could
am/is/are going to was/were going
to
Simple Past Past Perfect
Other changes

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED


SPEECH
Pronouns
I, you, we he, she, they
me, you, us him, her, them
my, your, our his, her, their
More changes
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
Adverbs
here
there
tomorrow the
next day
last night the
night before
EXERCISE: Report these statements

The teacher: The test will be tomorrow.


The student: I cant study tonight because I
have to work.
Ann to John: I have a test tomorrow.
Johh to Ann: I cant help you with Math.
Carol to Jessica: Im going to call you tonight.
Bob to Liz and Pat: You dont need to bring
anything to the party.
2. REPORTING QUESTIONS
(The same changes apply)
1. Simple questions
Direct speech
Tom to Bill: Do you know the answer?
Bill to Tom: Are you kidding?
Reported speech
Tom asked Bill if he knew the answer.
Bill asked Tom if he was kidding.
2. Information questions
Direct speech
Tom to Bill: Where are you going?
Bill to Tom: When did you arrive?
Reported speech
Tom asked Bill where he was going.
Bill asked Tom when he had arrived.
EXERCISE: Report these
questions
John to Ann: Do you love me?
Ann to Carl: Can you help me?
Juan to Luis: Where do you live?
Mary to Bob: What time do you get
up?
Jim to me: Will you come tomorrow?
Jane to Kim: Do you know New York?

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