REPORTED

SPEECH
 REPORTED SPEECH

Reported speech is when we tell someone what

another person said.

To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect

speech.
direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel.

indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.

 TENSES AND MODALS
● PRESENT SIMPLE I LOVE CHOCOLATE CAKE
● PRESENT CONTINUOUS SHE IS PLAYING FOOTBALL
● PRESENT PERFECT THEY HAVE GONE TO PACHUCA
YOU WENT TO EUROPE
● PAST SIMPLE
ROBERT WILL BUY A HOUSE HERE
● FUTURE SIMPLE PATRICK IS GOING TO COME TO THE PARTY
● GOING TO
ALICE CAN PLAY THE PIANO WELL
● CAN
 BACKSHIFT
“I LOVE CHOCOLATE CAKE” > SHE SAID (THAT) SHE LOVED CHOCOLATE
"SHE IS PLAYING FOOTBALL” > HE TOLD ME (THAT) SHE WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL
"THEY HAVE GONE TO PACHUCA” > LUIS SAID (THAT) THEY HAD GONE TO PACHUCA
"YOU WENT TO EUROPE” > SHE SAID (THAT) I HAD GONE TO EUROPE
"ROBERT WILL BUY A HOUSE HERE” > MARY SAID (THAT) ROBERT WOULD BUY A HOUSE THERE
“PATRICK IS GOING TO COME TO THE PARTY” > HE TOLD ME (THAT) PATRICK WAS GOING TO COME TO …

"ALICE CAN PLAY THE PIANO WELL” > THEY SAID (THAT) ALICE COULD PLAY THE PIANO WELL
 BACKSHIFT
“I LOVE CHOCOLATE CAKE” > SHE SAID (THAT) SHE LOVED CHOCOLATE
"SHE IS PLAYING FOOTBALL” > HE TOLD ME (THAT) SHE WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL
"THEY HAVE GONE TO PACHUCA” > LUIS SAID (THAT) THEY HAD GONE TO PACHUCA
"YOU WENT TO EUROPE” > SHE SAID (THAT) I HAD GONE TO EUROPE
"ROBERT WILL BUY A HOUSE HERE” > MARY SAID (THAT) ROBERT WOULD BUY A HOUSE THERE
“PATRICK IS GOING TO COME TO THE PARTY” > HE TOLD ME (THAT) PATRICK WAS GOING TO COME TO …

"ALICE CAN PLAY THE PIANO WELL” > THEY SAID (THAT) ALICE COULD PLAY THE PIANO WELL
 SAY AND TELL AND (THAT)
THAT
SAY I SAID (THAT) HE…
I SAID HE…
I SAID (THAT)
MARY SAID (THAT) TELL
‘THAT’ IS OPTIONAL
THEY SAID (THAT)
I TOLD HER (THAT)
HE TOLD ME (THAT) I - me
SUBJECT + SAID you - you
THEY TOLD MARY (THAT) he - him
she - her
it - it
SUBJECT + TOLD + OBJECT we - us
they - them
 OTHER CHANGES
TIME PLACE PRONOUNS
here > there I
now > then
you
this > that
today > that day he
these > those
POSSESSIVEADJS.
POSSESSIVE ADJS. she
tonight > that night it
I - my we
tomorrow > the next day
you - your they
yesterday > the day before he - his
she - her
the next ‘_______’ > the following ‘_______’ it - its
we - our
last ‘______’ > the ‘_______’ before they - their
 EXAMPLES
LUIS: “I HAVE TO GO NOW” > LUIS SAID HE HAD TO GO THEN

MARIA: “WE WILL DRINK HERE TOMORROW” - MARIA SAID THEY WOULD DRINK THERE THE FOLLOWING DAY

JIMMY: “I LOVE MY CAT” - JIMMY SAID HE LOVED HIS CAT

LIZ: “MY DAD BOUGHT THIS HOUSE YESTERDAY” - LIZ SAID HER DAD HAD BOUGHT THAT HOUSE THE DAY BEFORE
CHANGE OF TENSES (BACKSHIFT)
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL) WOULD

AM / IS / ARE GOING TO WAS / WERE GOING TO

CAN COULD
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL)
GOING TO
CAN
1. “He works in a bank”

She said ___________________________________________________________

2. “We went out last night”

She told me ________________________________________________________

3. “I haven’t bought a house”

She said ___________________________________________________________

4. “We are waiting for the bus”

She told me ________________________________________________________

5. “I didn’t go to the party”

She told me ________________________________________________________

6. “Lucy will come later”

She said ___________________________________________________________

7. “He has eaten breakfast”

She told me ________________________________________________________

8. “I can help you tomorrow”

She said ___________________________________________________________

9. “You can’t go to the party”

She told me ________________________________________________________

10. “I don’t like chocolate”

She told me ________________________________________________________

REPORTED
QUESTIONS
 YES / NO QUESTIONS WH- QUESTIONS

PRESENT
DO YOU LIKE CHOCOLATE? WHAT DOES SHE WANT TO EAT?
SIMPLE
PRESENT
IS LUCY DOING HER HOMEWORK? WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
CONT.
PRESENT
HAVE STUDENTS PASSED THEIR EXAMS? WHERE HAS LUCY GONE?
PERFECT
PAST
DID PETER ATTEND SCHOOL TODAY? WHY DID MARY CALL?
SIMPLE
FUTURE
WILL WE GO TO THE PARTY? WHEN WILL THEY GO TO VERACRUZ?
SIMPLE

GOING TO ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO CANCUN? WHICH CAR ARE YOU GOING TO BUY?

CAN CAN YOU HELP ME? HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

 YES / NO QUESTIONS WH- QUESTIONS

PRESENT
DO YOU LIKE CHOCOLATE? WHAT DOES SHE WANT TO EAT?
SIMPLE
PRESENT
IS LUCY DOING HER HOMEWORK? WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
CONT.
PRESENT
HAVE STUDENTS PASSED THEIR EXAMS? WHERE HAS LUCY GONE?
PERFECT
PAST
DID PETER ATTEND SCHOOL TODAY? WHY DID MARY CALL?
SIMPLE
FUTURE
WILL WE GO TO THE PARTY? WHEN WILL THEY GO TO VERACRUZ?
SIMPLE

GOING TO ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO CANCUN? WHICH CAR ARE YOU GOING TO BUY?

CAN CAN YOU HELP ME? HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB WH- WORD + AUX + SUBJECT + VERB

PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL)
GOING TO
CAN