REPORTED

SPEECH

(Statements and Questions)

‘Reported speech’ is when we say
or write what another person said.

• Tenses usually change:

PRESENT PAST WILL WOULD

PRESENT PERFECT PAST

PAST SIMPLE PERFECT
 Modal verbs:

some change: some stay the same:

can → could could,
may → might might,
must → had to should

Attention!:
must → had to
mustn’t → mustn’t
 Direct Statements Reported Statements
‘I like going shopping.’ She said (that) she liked shopping.

‘I’m going tomorrow.’ He told her he was going the next

day.
‘I’ll always love you.’ He said he would always love me.

‘I passed the exam!’ She told him_______ the exam.

‘I’ve forgotten my keys.’ He said he _______ hid keys.

‘I can’t come.’ She said ________ come.

‘I may be late.’ He said __________ late.

‘I must go.’ She said _________ to go.

 Direct Reported Questions
Questions
‘Are you She asked him if he
married?’ _________.
‘Did she He asked me whether she
phone?’ _____________.

‘What’s your I asked him what his name

name?’
‘Where do you They asked me where I
live?’ ______.
MORE EXAMPLES
“ We moved house last year.”
>> They said that they had moved
the house the year before.

“Did you see Jack?”

>> She asked whether I had seen
Jack.
“What's your address?”
>> He asked us what our address
was.

“We can’t come”

>> They said they could not come.

“I have finished”
>> He said that he had finished.
“Are you typing the fastest you can?”
>> She asked me if I was typing
the fastest I could.
COMMANDS:

Direct speech Reported speech

‘Go away.’ She told him to go away.

‘Don’t worry.’ The doctor told me not______.

.
‘Can/Could you I asked the shop assistant
help me?’ ___________ me.