КОСВЕННАЯ РЕЧЬ Reported speech

Say what people use direct and reported speech for

DIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

She says : “ I phone my friends every day.”

She says (that) she phones her friends every day.

She says : “I will phone you tomorrow.”

She say s (that) she ’ ll phone me tomorrow.

She says : “I phoned you an hour ago.”

She says (that) she phoned me an hour.

Read the dialogue between the members of a football fan's family. Find the sentences with reported speech.

Mum: Good morning, dear. Good morning. What's the matter?

Mark: Dad says that he's lost his voice.

Mum: He has lost his voice! He can't. It must be ajoke. Come on, dear. Don't joke.

Mark: He says it isn't a joke. He has really lost his voice.

Mum: I’ll make a nice cup oftea. You'll soon get your voice back.

Susan: How did you lose your voice, Dad?

Mark: He says he went to the football match last night.

Susan: And you shouted so much you lost your voice.

Mark: Yes, he shouted so much he lost his voice.

Susan: Did you win? Mark: No, they lost.

Mum: Here is a nice cup oftea. Would you like something to eat?

Mark: He says he would like some toast with honey.

Susan: Why honey, Mum?

Mum: Because honey is good for your throat.

We use reported speech when we are saying what other people say, think or believe.

I’m tired!’, Helen said.

Helen said (that) she was tired.

When we are reporting things in the present, future or present perfect we don't change the tense.

He thinks he loves her.

I' ll tell her you are coming .

He has said he' ll do it.

If the verb in the main sentence is in the past tense - the other verbs are usually in one of the past tense too.

Tense Changes. Statements.

Simple

Present

V / Vs

write

Past

Progressive

Perfect

Future

V 2 / V ed

wrote

am, is, are +V ing

am writing

have / has+V 3

have written

Future- in – the - Past

Perfect - Progressive

shall / will+V

shall write

was / were +V ing

was writing

should / would+V

shauld write

have / has been +V 3

have been written

had + V 3

had written

shall (will) +

be + V ing

shall be writing

shall (will) have+V 3

shall have written

should (would) + be + Ving

should be writing

had been +V 3

had been written

shall (will) have been + V ing

shall have been writing

should(would) have+V3

should have written

should (would) have been + Ving

should have been writing

Direct speech

Indirect speech

I. Present Tenses

Present Simple

Past Simple

Present Progressive

Past Progressive

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Progressive

II. Past Tenses

Past Simple

Past Perfect

Past Progressive

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Progressive

III. Future Simple

Past Perfect

Future Simple

Future-in-the-Past

Future Perfect

Future-in-the-Past Perfect

Present Simple I phone my friends every day.”

Past Simple She told him (that) she phoned her friends every day

Present Progressive I 'm waiting for Kate.

Past Progressive He said (that) he was waiting for Kate.

Past Simple I made it yesterday.

Past Perfect He said (that) he made it yesterday.

Future Simple I will study better.

Future-in-the-Past He said (that) he would study better.

Present Perfect I 've been to France three times.

Past Perfect He said (that) he had been to France three times.

Reported changes. Modal Verbs

can

have to

was / were to

be to

could

had to

might

may

must

Had been able to

NOTE:

modal verbs - could, would, might and should

do not change

Changes of time words

tomorrow

the next day

that

this

the day after tomorrow

before

ago

those

these

now

next year

then

the following year

two days later,

in two days’ time

last week

today

that day

the previous week

the day before

there

here

yesterday

Changes of pronouns

Direct Speech

Indirect/Reported Speech

I

you

we

me

you

us

he, she

I, she, he, we, they

they

him, her

him, her, us, them

them

my

your

our

mine

yours

ours

his, her

my, his, her, our, their

their

his, hers

mine, his, hers, ours, theirs

theirs

Grammar Practice Change into Reported Speech

• “ We may buy a car next year” said my grandpa.
• “ I like travelling from time to time” says my cousin.
• “ It will be rain today” said the farmer.
• “ Sharon is going to come here tomorrow” her mother said to me.
• “ I don’t feel lonely thanks to the books I love” says Margaret.
• “ It’s really amazing to read CD books” says Andy.
• “ You must take your medicine twice a day” said a doctor.

General Questions.

Grammar Practice Change into Reported Speech

• He said, “Do you like going shopping?”
• The teacher said, “Did you read an English book last year?”
• Mother said to her son, “Have you invited anybody to dinner at the weekend?”
• My friend said to me, “Are you going away anywhere for your holiday?”.
• Pete said, “Can you speak a foreign language?”.
• I said, “Jack are you good at foreign languages?”.
• She said, “Did you enjoy the performance?”

Special Wh - Questions.

Special Wh - Questions.

Grammar Practice Change into Reported Speech

• Ann said, “Where are you going for the weekend?”
• The teacher said to the pupils, “What are you talking about?”
• I said to my friend, “How long did you stay in London?”
• He said to me, “What will you do after school?”.
• She said to her friend, “What do you usually do in the evening?”
• Mike said to me, “Where can I see you to next time?”.
• Tom said, “How long will it take us to go there by plane?”

Tense Changes. Commands.

Grammar Practice Change into Reported Speech

• The teacher said to Pete, “Go to the blackboard!”
• Mum said to me, “Clean the room!”
• Dad said to his children, “Be polite and say “Thank you!”
• My friend said, “Don’t take my books!”
• “ Do the task again,” the teacher said to me.
• “ Don’t speak all at a time,” the teacher said to her class.
• Mother said, “Ann, go and wash your face.”