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Reported speech

Mgr. Ema Jarošová. Reported speech. I ’m happy. She said that she was happy. When we tell people what somebody said or thought, we often use reported speech. Tenses and pronouns (I, you...) change in reported speech if the time and speaker are different. Somebody said. Reported speech.

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Reported speech

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  1. Mgr. Ema Jarošová Reportedspeech

  2. I’m happy She said that she was happy.

  3. When we tell people what somebody said or thought, we often use reported speech. Tenses and pronouns (I, you...) change in reported speech if the time and speaker are different

  4. Somebody said Reported speech • „I’m happy.“ • „I have a problem.“ • „She likes me.“ • „My hands are cold.“ • Ann said that she was happy. • I said that I had a problem. • He said that she liked him. • She said that her hands were cold. Change in pronouns

  5. 'I speak French.' – He said ........... spoke French. 'I'm sorry.' – She said ..........was sorry. 'Ann phoned me.' – She said Ann had phoned ....... . 'We want our money.' – They said ....... wanted ........ money. 'You are late.' – She said ........ was late. Change in pronouns he she her they their I

  6. Change in tenses • Present simple I’m a singer. • Present continuous I’m having lunch. • Present perfect We’ve been to France three times. • Past simple I bought a new car. • Past simple He said he was a singer. • Past continuous She said she was having lunch. • Past perfect They said they had been to France three times. • Past perfect He said he had bought a new car.

  7. I want to go home. She said…… She said she wanted to go home.

  8. We are watching a sitcom. They said…. They said they were watching a sitcom.

  9. I ate spaghetti for dinner. She said… She said she had eaten spaghetti for dinner.

  10. We have never smoked. They said… They said they had never smoked

  11. Change in modals • Can/can’t “I canmeet with you next Monday.” • will/ won’t “I’llpick him up at the airport.” “I won’t tell anybody your secret.” • Could/ couldn’t She said she couldmeet with me next Monday. • Would/ wouldn’t She said she’d pick him up at the airport. She said shewouldn’ttell anybody my secret.

  12. Bill (yesterday): "I won't work late today." Bill said he shouldn't work late yesterday. Bill said he wouldn't work late yesterday. Bill said he couldn't work late yesterday. Jerry:"I'll help you!" Jerry said I would help him. Jerry said he would help me. Jerry said he won't help me.

  13. Sharon: "I can give you a ride." Sharon said she is giving me a ride. Sharon said she has given me a ride. Sharon said she could give me a ride. Sue: “Sorry, I can’t talk now. I’m at work.” Suesaidshe wanted to talk. Sue said she couldn’t talk. Sue said she can’t talked.

  14. Change in time expressions • today that day • tomorrow the day after/ the next day • yesterday the day before/ the previous day • now then • next week the next week • last week the week before/ the previous week Other expressions that change: • here there • this that

  15. Emily: "Our teacher will go to Londontomorrow."Emily said that ...................................................... Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."Michael said that ...................................... Helen: "I wrotea letter yesterday."Helen told me that .............................................. theirteacherwouldgo to London thenextday. hewasgoing to read a book thatweek. she had written a letterthedaybefore.

  16. The reporting verb is ask • The tense changes are the same as for reported statements • When we report questions, the subject comes before the verb. "Where areyou going?„ He asked me where Iwas going. Reported questions

  17. "Why is he shouting?" He asked me..... He asked me why he was shouting.

  18. "What are you praying for?" Mum asked her..... Mum asked her what she was praying for.

  19. "What did you buy?" I asked them.... I asked them what they had bought.

  20. http://www.espressoenglish.net/reported-speech-part-1-statements/http://www.espressoenglish.net/reported-speech-part-1-statements/ http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/reported-questions SolutionsIntermediateStudent’s Book bibliography

  21. Thank you for your attention

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