Reported Speech

REPORTED

SPEECH

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.

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.

Tense Changes. Statements.

Тип предложения

Время в главном предложении

Повествовательное

Direct/ indirect speech

(Statement)

Present

Главное предложение

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Союз

Past

Mother says

Mother says

Present Simple

Придаточное предложение

– -

Direct Speech

“ I go to work every day.”

Present Simple

that

Mother said

Indirect Speech

– -

Past Simple

She goes to work every day.

Present Simple

Mother said

Present Simple

“ I go to work every day.”

Past Simple

that

Present Simple

She went to work every day.

Past Simple

(Present Simple Past Simple )

General Questions.

Тип предложения

Время в главном предложении

Общий вопрос

Direct/ indirect speech

(General questions)

Present

Главное предложение

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Союз

Past

He asks

He asks Pete

Present Simple

Придаточное предложение

– -

Direct Speech

“ Pete, will you go to the disco.”

Present Simple

If

He asked

Indirect Speech

– -

Past Simple

whether

He will go to the disco.

Future Simple

He asked Pete

Future Simple

“ Pete, will you go to the disco.”

Past Simple

If

Future Simple

whether

He would go to the disco.

Future Simple in the Past

( Future Simple Future Simple in the Past )

Simple

Present

V / Vs

Continuous

Past

Perfect

V 2 / V ed

Future

am, is, are +V ing

Perfect - Continuous

have/has+V 3

write

Future- in – the - Past

shall/will+V

was/were +V ing

should/would+V

have/has been +V 3

wrote

am writing

had + V 3

shall (will) +

shauld write

have written

should (would) + be + Ving

had been +V 3

shall (will) have+V 3

be + V ing

shall write

was writing

shall (will) have been + V ing

shall have written

should be writing

should(would) have+V3

have been written

had written

shall be writing

shall have been writing

should have written

should (would) have been + Ving

had been written

should have been writing

Direct speech

Indirect speech

I. Present Tenses

Present Indefinite

Past Indefinite

Present Continuous

Past Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

II. Past Tenses

Past Indefinite

Past Perfect

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect

III. Future Simple

Future Indefinite

Future-in-the-Past

Future Perfect

Future-in-the-Past Perfect

Present Indefinite I phone my friends every day.”

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

Present Continuous I 'm waiting for Kate.

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

Past Indefinite I made it yesterday.

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

Future Indefinite 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

those

ago

these

before

now

then

next year

the following year

two days later,

in two days’ time

that day

last week

today

the previous week

there

the day before

yesterday

here

Changes of pronouns

Direct Speech

I

Indirect/Reported Speech

he, she

you

my

his, her

I, she, he, we, they

we

your

they

me

our

my, his, her, our, their

mine

him, her

you

their

his, hers

us

yours

him, her, us, them

ours

mine, his, hers, ours, theirs

them

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.

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.

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.

Тип предложения

Время в главном предложении

Специальный вопрос к вопросительным членам

Direct/ indirect speech

Present

Главное предложение

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Союз

Past

He asks

He asks Pete

Present Simple

– -

Придаточное предложение

Direct Speech

“ Where do you go every day, Pete?”

Present Simple

where

He asked

Indirect Speech

– -

he goes every day.

Past Simple

Present Simple

He asked Pete

Present Simple

“ Where do you go every day, Pete?”

Past Simple

where

Present Simple

he went every day.

Past Simple

( Present Simple Past Simple )

Special Wh - Questions.

Тип предложения

Время в главном предложении

Специальный вопрос к подлежащему

Direct/ indirect speech

Present

Главное предложение

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Союз

He asks

Past

He asks

– -

Придаточное предложение

Present Simple

Direct Speech

“ Who is that man?”

Present Simple

– -

He asked

Indirect Speech

– -

Past Simple

who is that man.

Present Simple

He asked

Present Simple

“ Who is that man?”

Past Simple

– -

who that man is

Present Simple

who was that man.

Present Simple

Past Simple

who that man was

Past Simple

( Present Simple Past Simple )

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.

Тип предложения

Время в главном предложении

Специальный вопрос к подлежащему

Direct/ indirect speech

Present

Главное предложение

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Союз

He says

Past

He asks / tells

– -

Придаточное предложение

Present Simple

Direct Speech

1. “ Go to the shop please”

Present Simple

– -

He asked

Indirect Speech

– -

Past Simple

1. to go to the shop

положительная просьба

He asked / told

положительная просьба

2. “ Don’t go to the shop ”

• “ Go to the shop please”

Past Simple

– -

отрицательная просьба

положительная просьба

2. not to go to the shop ”

1. to go to the shop

отрицательная просьба

2. “ Don’t go to the shop ”

положительная просьба

отрицательная просьба

2. not to go to the shop ”

отрицательная просьба

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.”