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Reported Speech: How to Change Direct Statements?

Learn how to transform direct statements into reported speech with the use of reporting verbs and tense changes. Understand the rules and examples of reported statements.

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Reported Speech: How to Change Direct Statements?

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  1. Výukový materiál zpracován v rámci projektu EU peníze školám

  2. REPORTED SPEECH REPORTED STATEMENTS

  3. HOW IT WORKS? • We use a “reporting verb“ like say or tell. If this verb is in present tense we just put “she says“ and then the sentence: DIRECT SPEECH “I like chocolate.“ REPORTED SPEECH Shesaysshelikeschocolate. • We don´t change the tense but we need to change the person from I to she.

  4. If the reporting verb is in the past tense, the we usually change the tenses in the reported speech. DIRECT SPEECH “I likechocolate.“ REPORTED SPEECH Shesaidshelikedchocolate.

  5. Don´t forget: • To report a statement we use reporting verbs: • Say + something: John said he wanted to come. • Tell + someone + something: John told me he wanted to come. • Other reporting verbs: reply, explain, promise, claim, announce, declare.

  6. Past simple She said (that) she wanted to become a doctor. Past continouns Jonh said (that) he was going to the cinema. Past perfect She said (that) she had worked in a bank. VERB TENSES CHANGES REPORTED SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH Present simple • Julia said: “I want to become a doctor.“ Present continouns • “I am going to the cinema,“ John said. Simple past • Eve: “I worked in a bank.“

  7. Present Perfect Continouns “I have been writing my homework,“ Jim said. Future Tom said: “I will come.“ Modals can, may,must should, would,might Past Perfect Continouns He said (that) he had been writing his homework. Conditional He said (that) he would come. could, might, had to should,would,might DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

  8. !!!!!! Occasionally, wedon´tneed to changethepresent tense intothe past tense iftheinformation in direct speechisstilltrue(these are thingswhich are generalfactortruth.) DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH “Thecapitalofthe CR is Prague.“ He said (that) thecapitalofthe CR is Prague.

  9. now today tomorrow yesterday this (morning) last (week) next (week) then that day the next day / following day the day before / previous day that (morning) the week before / previous (week) the following (week) TIME CHANGES: DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

  10. REPORTED STATEMENTS Exercise • “He works in a factory.“ • “We went to the theatre last night.“ • “I´m reading a book.“ • “I was learning English when he came.“ • “I have never been to Japan.“ • “Tom will come tomorrow.“ • “They had never met her before.“ • “I can help you tomorrow.“ • “You should go to the doctor.“ • “She´s living in Prague for two months.“

  11. Řešení: • He said heworked in a factory. • Shesaidthey had gone to thetheatreprevious night. • Shesaidshewasreading a book. • He saidhe had beenlearningEnglishwhen he came.“ • Shesaidshe had neverbeen to Japan. • He said Tom wouldcomefollowingday. • Shesaidthey had never met her before. • He saidhe couldhelpmethenextday. • ShesaidI should go to thedoctor. • Shesaidshewasliving in Prague….

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