REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS QUESTIONS COMMANDS
STATEMENTS ď‚Ą ď‚Ą
Reporting Verbs: SAY / TELL Main Verb Changes: Direct Speech Reported Speech present simple
past simple
past simple present perfect future simple
past perfect past perfect simple conditional
EXAMPLES
“I live down the road” He said
He said he lived down the road
“ I liked the film” she said to me She told me she had liked the film
“I´ve been to Paris before” She said She said she had been to Paris before
“Ann will be in London on Monday” He said He said Ann would be in London on Monday
QUESTIONS Reporting verbs: ask, want to know
Wh- Questions wh-word + S + verb
Auxiliary Questions + S + V
if
e.g. Where do you work? He asked where I worked e.g. Did she try changing the treatment? He wanted to know if she had tried changing the treatment
COMMANDS Reporting verbs: tell / ask +O + to-INF “Shut up! It´s too noisy” He told the kids to shut up “Don´t cross the road when the traffic light is at amber” He asked us not to cross the road…