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1ane told me that she was going in for A A persons persons actual actual words words are are usually usually marked marked by by 0otox shots. quotations. This is called Direct Speech quotations. This is called Direct Speech

When When we we repeat repeat something something that that someone someone else else said said we we use use reported reported or or indirect indirect speech speech..
Which Which bubble bubble is is direct direct speech speech ? ? ______ ______ which which is is indirect indirect speech? speech? ______ ______

In indirect speech pronouns verb tenses and adverbial time expressions may change especially if the speaker, time and place are not the same. When reporting a statement, we usually use that. We can leave that out when speaking and especially after verbs like say and think. emember We repeat that after and, but and or. !o not use a comma before or after and, but or or in reported speech. !o not use a comma before or after that" Personal pronouns% we usually change to the &rd person 'singular or plural(. When the speaker reports his own words the pronoun may not change

DIRECT SPEECH present simple present continuous past simple past continuous present perfect present perfect continuous past perfect past perfect continuous will can must # have to may #might should ought to

REPORTED SPEECH past simple past continuous past perfect # past simple past perfect continuous past perfect past perfect continuous past perfect past perfect continuous would could must or had to might should ought to

now today #tonight this morning#week yesterday tomorrow

then that day # that night that morning # week

we dont usually change the tense if the reporting verb is in

the day before the next day# the following day next $ noun the following $ noun last$ noun the $ noun before ago before here there go come Look at the pictures and report what each person said

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Look at the pictures and match to the sentences in the boxes Then report the sentences a% /en2 1ohn, Im going to put it down for a minute. c%Tim1 !ad , the green bag has to go to the recycling bin.

b% Tom2 Well be caught 5en if you make so much noise" d% 0a31 I am going to start a diet tomorrow"
!% 0s Pitt2 <ou are late again 1oe. <ou must leave the class"

( 2eor"e 2 =h no" I e(e2eor"e 2 =h no" I have run out of money again


"% /en2 Ive caught the biggest fish ever"

h(2ina2 I will never work as much again" >( 4en2 Were going home now over.

i% Peter2 Ive burnt the steaks and setand myself on fire.on fire. steaks set myself
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eport the !ollowin" sentences ). /5en and I are getting married,? 8licia said. ____________________________________ Exercise D *. /We may go on holiday to 9rance next Exercise C &% 1ack2 Ill try to arrive on time from now on. week,? 3ay said _________________________________________ ____________________________________ 8licia said $% 'that( 5en and she were getting married. 1ane said her sister and she were having a &. / I saw 9iona last night,? 1ohn told me on 4aturday. '% party 5imberly2 Im sorry I lied to you. Exercise ____________________________________ 4 3ay said 'that( _________________________________________ they might go on holiday to 9rance the &% 1ack said he would try to arrive on time +. /We wont work next week,? :arry told following week. $ 7 d &7 b '7! (8a from then on. 3ary (% 6eter2 !ont forget to call me tomorrow. Exercise 6 ) 7 9 * 7 c + 7 e , 8h ____________________________________ 1ohn told me 'that( he had seen saw 9ionasome the night _________________________________________ ). said she was making new '% 4he 5imberly said she was sorry she had lied 8 " $. 8 i ,. /I eat a salad everyday,? 1ennifer said. before. curtains you. )% to 7om2 I havent heard from 5ate in a while. 555555555555555555555555555555555555 $ 3ay said she was going to start a diet the next *. ;e said he had had an accident the day - /7hey havent lived at home for at least two :arry told 3ary 'that( they wouldnt work the following (% _________________________________________ 6eter said not to forget to call him the day. before years,? me. be caught if he made week. following &. said1erry heday. had taught for thirty years. & 7om told 5en3om they told would *% ;e 3aria2 lost his wallet yesterday. 555555555555555555555555555555555555 +. 7hey said they would graduate next year. so much noise )% ________________________________________ 7omshe said he hadnt heard from 5ate in a .. /I dont like spaghetti ,? !avid told 1an 1ennifer said ate salad everyday. ,. 'that( 4he said sheawas a great artist. '% 3s. 6itt told 1oe he was late again 1oe and that he while. 555555555555555555555555555555555555 +% 8nna2 I havent studied for the test today. -. 4he said she had baked some cookies. had to leave the class" @. /<ou should see a doctor about that cough,? 3om told me 'that( they hadnt lived at home for at least _________________________________________ .. said she was had getting soon. *% 4he 3aria said 1erry lost married his wallet the (% 5en told 1ohn he was 3arcia told hergoing sister.to put it down for a two years. before # the previous day. by car. ,% day 9rank2 7hey never go to school minute. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555 _________________________________________ ,( 0en told over they were going homethe then. A. /We had finished the test before bell !avid told +% 1an 'that( didnt like spaghetti . for the test 8nna de said she hadnt studied *% 7im told his dad that the green bag had to go to the rang,? my daughter said to me. that day. -% :arry2 I cant talk to you about this. recycling bin. ____________________________________ 3arcia told her_________________________________________ sister 'that( she should see a doctor about ,% 9rank said they never went to school by )B. /It he may rain. <ou should take an +% Ceorge said had run out of money again that cough. umbrella,? ;elen told me. $.% car. 1emma2 ;elen has refused to come with us ,% Cina said she would never work as much 3y daughter told me 'that( they had finished the test again" 555555555555555555555555555555555555 -% _________________________________________ :arry said he couldnt talk to you about before the bell rang. -% 6eter said he had caught the biggest fish ever" that. $.% 6eter said he had burnt the steaks and that he ;elen told $.% me 'that( it might rain and that I should take 1emma said ;elen had refused to go with had set myself on fire. an umbrella. them

$% 1ane2 3y sister and are having a party on 4aturday. _________________________________________

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