Reported Speech

1. Reported Speech

2. When reporting speech, the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs, therefore, usually have to be in the past too. The tenses of the reported clause are usually moved back. This moving back of tenses is called BACKSHIFT

3. Changing verb tenses: Note that the Past Perfect Simple and the Past Perfect Continuous do not change since no backshift is possible. .

4. DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH • Can could • May might • Must had to • Shall should • Will would Note: Past Modals are unchanged

5. Examples:

7. Changing pronouns, personal and possessive. • Pronouns change (or not) depending on the view of the reporter Direct Speech John said, “I am coming.” Indirect Speech John said that he was coming.

8. TIME AND PLACE CHANGES It is often necessary to make time and place changes in relation to tense changes: Time expressions

9. Place expressions: Direct Speech John said, “I did this exercise last night.” Indirect Speech John said that he had done that exercise the previous night.

10. CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS • Type 1 conditional statements are reported as follows: • 'If you pass your test, I'll buy you a car' he said. • He said that if I passed my test he would buy me a car. • Type 2 conditional statements are reported as follows: • 'If you passed your test I would buy you a car' he said. • He said that if I passed my test he would buy me a car. • Type 3 conditional statements are reported as follows: • 'If you'd passed your test I'd have bought you a car' he said • He said that if I'd passed my test he'd have bought me a car.

11. EXCLAMATIONS Note the word order in reported exclamations: 'What a silly boy you are' she exclaimed She told him what a silly boy he was. She told him that he was a silly boy.

12. Yes/No question When the question is preceded by auxiliary that needs yes/Noanswer it will be used the conjunction if or whether in the indirect speech The steps how to make indirect speech: The question sentence of the indirect speech is firstly changedto be statement It then follows the rules before.

13. Example DIRECT SPEECH Doctor: ‘Do you usually take a nap?’ INDIRECT SPEECH Doctor asks if/whether I usually take a nap.

14. actual spoken questions Indirect questions Be: 'Are you ready?' He asked (me) if/whether I was ready Have: 'Have you finished? He asked (me) if/whether I had finished. Do 'Do you play chess? He asked (me) if/whether I played chess . Modals: 'Can I have it? He asked (me) if/whether he could have it.

15. Indirect question-word questions • In the question using Question Word (QW) • To form indirect speech the question is firstly changed to be statement • QW: what, when, where, which, why, who, whom, etc. are used as conjunction

16. actual spoken questions indirect questions Be: Where are you going? He asked (me) where I was going. Have: 'Why haven't you finished? He wanted to know why I hadn't finished. Do: What do you think of it? He wanted to know what I thought of it. Modals: 'When must I be there9 He asked (me) when he had to be there

17. INDIRECT SUBJECT-QUESTIONS • actual spokenquestionsindirectquestions • Be: 'Who is in charge here?' He asked (me) who was in charge there. • Present: 'Which firm makes these parts'? He asked (me) which firm (makes) made those parts • Past: 'What caused the accident? He asked (me) what caused/had • caused the accident • Modals: 'Whose novel will win the prize?' He asked (me) whose novel would wintheprize.

18. TO-INFINITIVE IN INDIRECT SPEECH actual spoken words reported version 'Keep a record of your expenses' I told him to keep a record of his expenses. 'Don't make a mess in the kitchen’ I told him not to make a mess in the kitchen. 'How do I prepare the sauce?’ He wanted to know how to prepare the sauce. I want to speak to the manager. She asked to speak to the manager.

19. reported speech Look at the girl on the right. We would turn the statement into the reported speech by changing: I love mynew dress. ➙ the verb from the present simple to the past simple➙ the personal pronoun I to she➙ the possessive pronoun my to her The sentence would then be: The girl said shelovedher new dress.

20. reported speech There are several reporting verbs we can use: ➙ The most commonly used one is to say.She said she was studying. ➙ When the person who we are talking to is referred, we can use to tell.You told me you liked your new dress. ➙ The verbs here can be: to admit, to advise, to agree, to remind, to suggest, to encourage, to insist, to persuade, to warn, to refuse, to urge, among others. Although the most used verbs are: to say, to tell, to ask

21. reported speech Time to practise! Look at the images that will appear and change what the characters say into the reported speech. Take in consideration all the changes that must occur: in the verbs, the pronouns and the expressions of time and place.

22. reported speech My mothergives me newdolls regularly.

23. reported speech The girl said her mother gavehernew dolls regularly. My mothergives me newdolls regularly.

24. reported speech My bookis being veryinteresting!

25. reported speech The woman said her book was being very interesting. My bookis being veryinteresting!

26. reported speech I wasso tired I passedout on the middleof the street.

27. reported speech The man said hehad been so tired he had passed out on the middle of the street. I wasso tired I passedout on the middleof the street.

28. reported speech It has beenyears since I’vehad this muchfun!

29. reported speech It has beenyears since I’vehad this muchfun! The woman said it had been years since shehad hadthat much fun.

30. reported speech I will catcha fishtoday!

31. reported speech The girl said shewould catch a fish that day. I will catcha fishtoday!

32. reported speech STOP!

33. reported speech The man told me to stop. STOP!