Reported Speech

1. Reported Speech Indirect Statements English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

2. Changes • Pronoun Changes • Tense Changes English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

3. Pronoun Changes e.g.1 ‘ I get up early’ She says………………………….. She says she gets up early. e.g.2 ‘We are diligent students.’ They say they are diligent students. e.g.3 ‘You are a boisterous person.’ He says I am a boisterous person. English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

4. he, she they I , we Pronoun Changes • e.g.4 ‘ You haven’t done your best.’ • they tell us (that) we haven’t done our best. Note: I We: You English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

5. Tense Changes e.g.1 ‘I don’t speak Urdu.’ He says he doesn’t speak Urdu. e.g.2 ‘I speak French.’ He said he spoke French. e.g.3 ‘I spoke French.’ He said he had spoken French. English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

6. Tense Changes e.g.4 ‘I haven’t seen her for 2 years.’ He says he hasn’t seen her for 2 years. e.g.5 ‘I haven’t seen her for 2 years.’ He said he hadn’t seen her for 2 years. English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

7. Reporting Questions • Yes/No Questions e.g.1 ‘Can you type?’ He asks If I can type. e.g.2 ‘Is she at home?’ He wants to know whether she is at home. English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani

8. Reporting Questions B. WH/Questions e.g.1 ‘Where do you live? He asks where I live. e.g.2 ‘Where are you from?’ He wants to know where I am from. English Dept Level 3 Aladdin Halwani