DIRECT SPEECH VS.

INDIRECT (REPORTED) SPEECH

Direct speech
Maria: Where are you going?
(upravni govor)
John: I'm going home.

Maria asked John where he was going. Indirect speech

John said that he was going home. (neupravni
govor)

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple Present Simple Past

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Simple Past

Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple

Past Perfect Simple

Past Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Future I (going to) was / were going to

Future I (will) Conditional I (would)

• “I am hungry.” She stated that she was hungry.
• “I saw them leave.” Pat said he had seen them leave.
• “Where have they gone?” James wondered where they had gone.
• “Will you help me?” I asked John if he would help me.
• “I can’t remember you name.” Lisa said she couldn’t remember my
name.
• “The exam will be next week.” Dr. Jones said the exam will be next
week.
• “I want to see that movie.” Kim said that she wants to see that movie.
• “Did you turn off the coffee pot?” I asked Amy if she had turned off the
coffee pot.

Direct Speech Reported Speech

today that day

now then

yesterday the day before

… days ago … days before

last week the week before

next year the following year

tomorrow the next day / the following day

here there

this that

these those
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked________________________________________________

2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.

→ Martin asked us____________________________________________

3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"

→ He asked_________________________________________________

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

→ The mother asked her daughter_______________________________

5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

→ She asked her boyfriend_____________________________________

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.

→ She wanted to know________________________________________

7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.

→ He wanted to know_________________________________________

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

→ The teacher wanted to know__________________________________

9."How do you know that?" she asked me.

→ She asked me_____________________________________________

10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

→ My friend asked me_________________________________________
11. He said, "I like this song."
→ He said___________________________________________________

12. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.

→ She asked me_____________________________________________

13. "I don't speak Italian," she said.

→ She said__________________________________________________

14. "Say hello to Jim," they said.

→ They asked me____________________________________________

15. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

→ He said___________________________________________________

16. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

→ She told the boys___________________________________________

17."Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

→ She asked him_____________________________________________

18."I never make mistakes," he said.

→ He said___________________________________________________

19."Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

→ He wanted to know_________________________________________

20. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience____________________________