4-she said she was working the week before 5-she said she had already seen that film 6-she said when she had arrived, he had gone 7-she said she would go to Tom’s party. 8-she said she c[r]
(1)Use reported speech when we tell people what somebody said or thought in the past Tenses change if the time and speaker are different
PRESENT TENSES BECOME PAST: DIRECT INDIRECT
I am tired She said that she was tired (we often leave out that
especially after common verbs) PRONOUNS ALSO CHANGE
DIRECT INDIRECT
I like you She said (that) she liked me TELL or SAY We can use both
TELL + personal object: We tell somebody
Sam told me to wait for him
SAY doesn’t need a personal object We say something (to somebody) Sandra said she was very happy TENSE CHART
PRESENT SIMPLE I am happy PAST SIMPLE She said she was happy PRES CONTINUOUS I am singing PAST CONTINUOUS She said she was singing PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE I’ve won PAST PERFECT CONT She said she had won PAST SIMPLE I saw Tom PAST PERFECT She said she had seen Tom PAST CONTINUOUS I was singing PAST PERFECT CONT She said she’d been singing PAST PERFECT I had been there PAST PERFECT no change She said she’d been there PAST PERFECT CONT.I’d been playing PAST PERF CONT no change She said she’d been playing OTHER VERB FORMS
WILL I will go WOULD she said she would go CAN I can cook COULD she said she could cook MUST I must study HAD TO she said she had to study SHALL What shall I do? SHOULD she asked what she should MAY May I help you? MIGHT she asked if she might help me IMPERATIVE
AFFIRMATIVE Sit down! TELL + INFINITIVE She told me to sit down NEGATIVE Don’t sit down! TELL+NOT+INFINITIVE She told me not to sit down REQUEST Give me my book! ASK + INFINITIVE I asked him to give me my book
TIME References
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
Now Then
Today That day
Here There
This That
This week That week
Tomorrow The following/next day Next week The following/next week Yesterday The previous day
The day before
Ago Previously/before
3 days ago 3 days previously/before Tonight That night
Last Friday The previous Friday The Friday before Next Friday The following Friday
(2)EXERCISE ONE Rewrite the sentences in reported speech
1-I’m exhausted She said (that) _ 2-I went to the park yesterday She said 3-I don’t like vegetables She said 4-I am working this week She said 5-I’ve already seen this film She said _ 6-When I arrived he had gone She said 7-I will go to Tom’s party She said 8-I can’t stand dishonest people She said _ 9-Please, your homework! My mother _ 10-Shall I stay at home tonight? She asked if she _ 11-I have to call my sister She said _ 12-I won’t tell you the secret She said 13-I played tennis last Sunday She said _ 14-My parents are abroad She said _ 15-Mary doesn’t live in London She said 16-I was watching TV last night She said
EXERCISE TWO
Write the conversation in reported speech 1-What did you yesterday?
Sue asked Tom _ 2-I went to a birthday party.
Tom replied 3-Who did you go with?
Sue asked _ 4-I went with my friend Martin.
He replied _ 5-Did you see your ex girlfriend?
Sue asked _ 6-Yes but she left early
Tom told her _ 7-What time did you get home?
Sue asked him 8-I arrived around o’clock.
He said _ 9-I’m going to bed Don’t wake me up
tomorrow
He asked her 10-Fine I won’t wake you up.
She said
EXERCISE THREE
Complete the sentences with said/told
1-Sam he didn’t want to come. 2-She me not to talk to him.
3-The doctor I was getting better. 4-Mary him that he was so cute. 5-I that I was too tired to dance. 6-Melissa _ us about her holiday. 7-My father _ me to be quiet.
(3)KEY
EXERCISE 1
1-she said she was exhausted
2-she said she had gone to the park the previous day 3-she said she didn’t like vegetables
4-she said she was working the week before 5-she said she had already seen that film 6-she said when she had arrived, he had gone 7-she said she would go to Tom’s party
8-she said she couldn’t stand dishonest people 9-My mother told me to my homework
10-She asked if she should stay at home that night 11-she said she had to call her sister
12-she said she wouldn’t tell me the secret
13-she said she had played tennis the Sunday before 14-she said her parents were abroad
15-she said she didn’t live in London
16-she said she had been watching tv the previous night EXERCISE TWO
1-Sue ask Tom what he did yesterday
2-Tom replied he had gone to a birthday party 3-Sue asked who he had gone with
4-He replied he had gone with his friend Martin 5-Sue asked if he had seen his ex girlfriend 6-Tom told her yes but she had left early 7-Sue asked him what time he had got home 8-He said he had arrived around o’clock
9-He asked her not to wake him up the following day 10-She said she wouldn’t wake him up
EXERCISE 3