Reported speech

wwwoulgoutcom OULGOUT ENGLISH WINDOWS AOULGOUT Lesson Reported speech Use Use reported speech indirect speech to report what other people say think or believe Direct speech however shows the exact words of the speaker Form When reporting a speech we usually make some changes to the verb tenses pronouns and adverbials of time and place Yet if the reporting verb is in the present or future the verb tense doesnt change 1 Verb tense changes in reported speech Direct speech Reported speech Simple present Simple past Present continuous Past continuous Present perfect Past perfect Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous Simple past Past perfect Past perfect Past perfect Past continuous Past perfect continuous Simple future Simple conditional present conditional Future continuous Conditional continuous 2 Reporting modal verbs Direct speech Reported speech Will infinitive without to Would infinitive without to Can infinitive without to Could infinitive without to Shall infinitive without to Should infinitive without to May infinitive without to Might infinitive without to Must infinitive without to Had to Have to Had to WouldCouldShouldMightought to No change 3 Adverbials of time and place Direct speech Reported speech Nowjust then Hence Thence Today The other day that day Yesterday The day before the previous day Last year week etc The year beforethe previous year Tomorrow The next daythe following day Next week year etc The following week tonight That night Ago Before This That Here There These Those Thus In that way The day before yesterday Two days before The day after tomorrow In two days time

wwwoulgoutcom Task one Report the following statements as suggested 1 I cant put up with the noise you are making She said She told the children 2 A new policy will be adopted in the management of human resources in the ministry The Minister of Education informed the journalists 3 You must unload your luggage so that I can check it The customs officer said The customs officer told me 4 Ill phone you back later in the evening He told me He let me know 5 We must have the courage to say that we have almost done nothing to help the poor countries The Heads of States admitted 6 I wont tell your father about the damage you caused to my car He said to me He said to me 7 No I wont let you in The security guard said to the boy The security guard said 8 I cant drive because I am sick James said James said Task two Report the following statements as suggested 1 Keep the environment clean He said The city councilor ordered the residents 2 Dont leave your luggage unattended They wrote on the notice The notice on the wall reminded the passengers 3 Dont be late for work or Ill be angry The boss said to his secretary The boss warned 4 Stop smoking and listen to me Said James to his friend James ordered his friend 5 Keep quiet and pay attention to me The teacher said to the class The teacher ordered the class Task three Report the following statements as suggested 1 How much did you pay for your new flat My neighbor asked My neighbor wanted to know 2 Do you often travel t in business class He wondered He wondered 3 Which book are you reading She asked She asked him 4 When did you last write an e-mail in English The teacher asked the class The teacher asked her students 5 Whats your opinion about living in big cities Karim asked me Karim asked 6 Would you like to go with me for a walk My brother asked me My brother asked