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REPORTED SPEECH

Learn how to report conversations in the past with correct grammar using pronouns, tenses, and time words. Practice exercises included.

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REPORTED SPEECH

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  1. REPORTED SPEECH Reporting affirmative statements

  2. REPORTED SPEECH What is it ? How do you use it? He said he was feeling ill. Where’s Tom? It is the grammar we use if we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past (e.g, phone call, news or story someone told us)

  3. Mrs Brown said that her favourite film was on TV that night. She said that she loved comedies. Look at the example. My favourite film is on TV tonight. I love comedies.

  4. What has changed? Pronouns: myher Ishe Tenses: amwas loveloved Time words: tonight that night becomes becomes becomes

  5. In the Reported Speech we preferably use the past tense. am /is was are were has / have had see saw can(’t) could(n’t) will/won’t would(n’t) becomes becomes becomes becomes becomes becomes

  6. Changes in verb tenses do did (Present Simple) (Past Simple) am /is doing was doing (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous) are doing were doing (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous) has /have done had done (Present Perfect) (Past Perfect) becomes becomes becomes becomes

  7. If we want to report a sentence that is already in the Past Tense, we normally use the Past Perfect. He said he had seen the film the week before. I saw the film last week.

  8. Changes

  9. EXERCISES A comedy show called “Don’t look now!” has just closed after five years at a theatre in London’s West End. This is what the critics said when it opened five years ago.

  10. Exercises ‘It’s a marvellous show.’ (The Daily Mail) The Daily Mail said… …it was a marvelous show. ‘You’ll love it’ (The Guardian) The Guardian said people would love it.

  11. Exercises ‘The production is brilliant’ (The Times) The Times said the production was brilliant. ‘It’s the funniest show I’ve ever seen’ (Joan Proctor) Joan Proctor said it was the funniest show she had ever seen.

  12. Exercises ‘It made me laugh’ (Ben Walsh) Ben Walsh said it had madehim laugh. ‘You shouldn’t miss it’ (Time Out) Time Out said people shouldn’t miss it.

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