English Access Microscholarship

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Reported Statements
We use it when we report what someone said.
Reported Speech
What is it? How do you use it? Yesterday, i saw my friend Oscar! She told me that she got a promotion!

Today

Yesterday

Example
Jane: I am very superstitious Jane said that she was very superstitious Jane told us that she was very superstitious

Useful Expressions
We usually change tenses, pronouns and references to time and place when we report statements.

Useful Expressions
DIRECT STATEMENT now this morning today yesterday tomorrow next week last year here come REPORTED STATEMENT at that time / then that morning that day the day before the day after the following week the year before there go

Important to know
After the verbs explain (explicar), say (decir) y suggest (sugerir), it is not necessary to mention who are you speaking to, but if you do, you must use the preposition to after the verb. For example:

She said she would do the shopping

The tour guide explained to the tourists that they needed a visa.

I said to my wife that I was surprised at the result.

He suggested to Monica that the driver should be paid.

Important to know
When we use tell we normally say who is speaking to, so we have to use it with a direct personal object. For example: Monica told HIM she would be late

Important to know
We use Tell and a pronoun with to, to report commands and imperatives.

For example:
Doctor: Eat more fish! Dont eat red meat! The doctor told me to eat more fish The doctor told me NOT to eat red meat

Reported Questions
There are two types of questions: a) Reported Wh-questions b) Reported yes / no questions

There are two ways to use the Whquestions

a) Peter asked Mary, Who did you meet at the party last night? b) Peter asked Mary who she had met at the party the previous night.

Something that you should know

~ the introductory verb is asked, not said; ~ the question word who is kept; ~ the word order becomes subject + verb ~ the substance ends with a full stop(.); not a question mark(?) and ~ the verb tense, pronoun and time expression are changed in the same way as in reported statements.