Revision Reported speech

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Reported Speech

When do we use reported speech?

1. When telling someone what was said in your own words.
2. When we are literally quoting someone.

Write a sentence in reported speech

Name some reported verbs

Reported speech

E.g.: She said "He called me today" =   She told me yesterday that he had called her the day before.

4 steps in reported speech

1. Take away quotation marks
2. Backshift the tense
3. Change personal pronouns + possesive adjectives
4. Change the time indicators (today/the day before)

E.g.: She said "He called me today" =   She told me yesterday that he had called her the day before.

Step 1 + step 2

1. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said. 
   
   
2. So, verbs in the present simple change to the past simple; the present continuous changes to the past continuous; the present perfect changes to the past perfect; can changes to could; will changes to would; etc.

Rewrite in reported speech:
"I have a toothache."

1. He said that I had a toothache.
2. He said that he has a toothache.
3. He said that he had a toothache.
4. he said that you have a toothache

Turn into reported speech:
Nelly: ''My brother is cleaning his room''

1. Nelly said her brother is cleaning his room.
2. Nelly said her brother was cleaning his room.
3. Nelly said her brother had cleaned his room.
4. Nelly said her brother cleaned his room.

Turn into reported speech:
James: ''Anna can't bake a cake''

1. James let it slip that Anna can't bake a cake
2. James let it slip that Anna can't baked a cake.
3. James let it slip that Anna could bake a cake.
4. James let it slip that Anna couldn't bake a cake.

Turn into reported speech:
Jordy: ''The teacher won't be happy about it''

1. Jordy said the teacher wasn't happy about it.
2. Jordy said that the teacher won't be happy about it.
3. Jordy said that the teacher wouldn't be happy about it.

Turn into reported speech:
Julie: "I wanted to go out."

1. Julie said that she has wanted to go out
2. Julie said that she wants to go out.
3. Julie said that she wanted to go out.
4. Julie said that she had wanted to go out.

Direct: ''Someone has stolen my car''
Reported: She said that _____

Step 3

1. Take away quotation marks
2. Backshift the tense
3. Change personal pronouns + possesive adjectives
4. Change the time indicators (today/the day before)

Example: She said "He called me today" = 

She told me yesterday that he had called her the day before.

Turn into reported speech:
Max: ''My friend has fixed my car''

1. Max said that his friend fixed his car.
2. Max said that his friend has fixed his car.
3. Max said that his friend had fixed his car.
4. Max said that his friend has fixed his car.

Step 4

1. Take away quotation marks
2. Backshift the tense
3. Change personal pronouns + possesive adjectives
4. Change the time indicators (today/the day before)

Example: She said "He called me today" = 

She told me yesterday that he had called her the day before.

Turn into reported speech:
''I will pass my English test this week''. - Nina told me last week (that)___

Turn into reported speech:
''I’ll come tomorrow.' - He said that ___

Direct: ''My mum cooked pizza last week''
Reported speech: She said her mum had cooked pizza______

Extra practice

Change the sentence from direct speech into reported speech

Reported speech: Original sentence in the past simple, reported in the _________.

1. past simple
2. past perfect
3. past continuous

For reported speech, if the original sentence is in the present simple, you use ___________ in reported speech.

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Past continuous
4. Past perfect

Tim: "She works in an office."
Tim said ...

Answer

Tim said (that) she worked in an office.

Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."
Jessica told me ...

Answer

Jessica told me (that) she was going to clean the room.

Kathy: "Tim can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us ...

Answer

Kathy told us (that) Tim could speak Spanish.

Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska." Holly remarked ...

Answer

Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan would travel to Alaska.

Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remark ...

Answer

Ian and Marvin remark (that) they need new shoes.

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."
Nick told us ...

Answer

Nick told us (that) Walter didn't eat meat.

Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy complained to Gerry ...

Answer

Lucy complained to Gerry (that) the train hadn't arrived on time.

Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Paris." - The teacher said ...

Answer

The teacher said (that) Rachel had never been to Paris.

Boss: "Don't take another sick day! The boss warned ...

Answer

My boss warned me not to take another sick day.