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Reported Speech

What is it?
• These expressions are used when the intention is to reproduce the
speech of third people, that is, to tell what has been said by other
people. It is the ideal discourse model for narrating situations that
have occurred in the past. Understand in the example:
• Direct Speech: I haven't found the book store yet.
• Indirect speech (Reported Speech): She said that she hadn't found
the book store yet.
Direct speech Reported Speech

Simple Present : I love your Past Simple: She said (that)


Rules new bike. she loved my new bike.

Verbs of Direct Verbs of Reported Present Continuous: I Past Continuous: He said (that)
Speech Speech am eating potatoes. he was eating potatoes.
Present Simple Past Simple
Present Continuous Past Continuous Past Perfect: He said (that)
Present Perfect: We have run
Present Perfect Past Perfect they had run every day in the
every day in the beach.
beach.
Past Simple Past Perfect
Will Would
Am/Is/Are going to Was/Were going to Past Simple: João missed the Past Perfect: He said (that)
bus. Maria had missed the bus.

Would: He said (that)


Future with Will: I will be in
he would be in Mexico next
Mexico next month.
month.

Going to: He said (that) he was


Future with ‘going to’: I am
going to buy a car next
going to buy a car next Tuesday
Tuesday.
Modal Verbs MODAL VERBS
MODAL VERBS IN
REPORTED SPEECH
Must (obligation) Had to
• “I can use cold colours instead of Can Could
warm colours”. ⇒ He said that May (possibility) Might
he could use cold colours instead of May (permission) Could
warm colours. Will Would
• “I may meet with my sister”. ⇒ My
mother said that she might meet
with her sister.
• “My house must be located in
Bordeaux”. ⇒ He said that his
house had to be located in
Bordeaux.
• “It must be hard to understand the
algebra”. ⇒ She said that it must be
hard to understand the algebra. NOTE: Modal verbs that do not
• “I will fix the plug”. ⇒ He said that change: could, might, must (speculation), need,
ought, should and would.
he would fix the plug.
Structure of sentences in Reported Speech
• In addition to verbs, other words are altered to suit indirect discourse.
Check out the main changes in pronouns and adverbs when they are
Reported Speech. •I: he/she
•We: they
•Me: him, her
•This: that
•These: those
•Here: there
•Today: That Day
•Tonight: last night
•Tomorrow: the next day/ the following day
•Year ago: year before
•Now: Then
•Yesterday: The day before
•Days ago: Days before
•Last week: The week before
•Next Year: The following year
Examples 11. "She must try harder if she wants
• 1. "Don't play with matches," his mother said.
1. His mother told him not to play with matches.
to succeed," he said.
11. He said that she had to try harder
2. "I've forgotten to bring my lunch with me," he said. if she wanted to succeed.
2. He said that he'd forgotten to bring his lunch with him.

3. "Will you be home soon?" she asked her husband. 12. "My father will be angry with me if
3. She asked her husband if he would be home soon. he finds out," she said.>
12. She said that her father would be
4. "Go to bed!" father said to the children. angry with her if he found out.
4. Father told the children to go to bed.

5. "I'll clean the car tomorrow," Tim said to his father. 13. "You had better speak to the
5. Tim told his father that he would dean the car the following day. manager," she said to him.
13. She told him that he had better
6. "Where have you been?" Gary asked his wife.
6. Gary asked his wife where she had been. speak to the manager.

7. "I've been working for the same company since 1960," he said to 14. "I may not be able to meet you at
me. the airport," he said to her.
7. He told me that he had been working for the same company
since 1960. 14. He told her that he might not be
able to meet her at the airport.
8. "You must try my home-made wine," he said.
8. He said that I had to try his home-made wine.

9. "Can I go home now?" he asked her.


9. He asked her if he could go home then.

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