This document summarizes the key changes when reporting speech in indirect speech. It outlines how reported statements, questions, orders and suggestions are structured differently than direct speech by using reporting verbs and changing verb tenses and other words. For example, reported statements use past tense ("He said students went to class every day") while reported questions change yes/no questions to include "if" and wh-questions change the word order ("She asked where the gym was").
This document summarizes the key changes when reporting speech in indirect speech. It outlines how reported statements, questions, orders and suggestions are structured differently than direct speech by using reporting verbs and changing verb tenses and other words. For example, reported statements use past tense ("He said students went to class every day") while reported questions change yes/no questions to include "if" and wh-questions change the word order ("She asked where the gym was").
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This document summarizes the key changes when reporting speech in indirect speech. It outlines how reported statements, questions, orders and suggestions are structured differently than direct speech by using reporting verbs and changing verb tenses and other words. For example, reported statements use past tense ("He said students went to class every day") while reported questions change yes/no questions to include "if" and wh-questions change the word order ("She asked where the gym was").
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REPORTED STATEMENTS Accept, admit, agree, • Present Simple Past
announce, answer, apologise, Simple: beg, complain, declare, -Students go to class every explain, inform, insist, day--> He said students went mention, offer, remind, reply, to class every day state • Future Simple Conditional: -Students will go to class every day--> He announced they would go to class every day
REPORTED QUESTIONS Inquire, question, request, • Yes / No questions:
wonder, want to know, ask - “Does the lesson start at 11.00?” she asked She asked if the lesson started at 11.00 • Wh-questions: -”Where is the gym?” the girl askedThe girl asked where the gym was
REPORTED ORDERS Order, shout, demand, warn • She said:“Don't be back
late” She ordered me not to be back late
REPORTED SUGGESTIONS Advise, suggest, recommend, • She said:“Let's start
invite tomorrow!” She suggested starting the following day
CAMBIOS EN LOS MODALES CAMBIOS EN OTRAS PALABRAS Y EXPRESIONES
ESTILO DIRECTO / INDIRECTO ESTILO DIRECTO / INDIRECTO Can Could Now Then May Might Today That day Must Must / Had to Yesterday The previous day Will Would Last week The previous week A month ago The previous month Tomorrow The following day Next week The following week Here There This / These That / Those