REPORTED

SPEECH
DWS

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 1

 Reported speech gives the idea of a speaker’s
words.

Not all of the exact words are used; pronoun and

verb forms may change.

Quotation marks are not used.

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 2

The rules of reported speech:

1. In reported speech we don’t use the quotes (“).

2. Every kind of sentences (statement, command,

question, etc) should be changed into affirmative.

3. The tenses should be changed.

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 3

Quoted Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Simple Present S + V1 + O S + is/am/are + O + C

  S + do/does + not +V1 + O S + is/am/are + not + O + C

Do/does + S + V1 + O + C Is/am/are + S + O + C

Reported Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Simple Past S + V2 + O S + was/were + O + C

  S + did + not + V1 + O S + was/were + not + O +

C

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Quoted Speech Pattern

Present Continuous S + is/am/are + V-ing + O

  S + is/am/are + not + V-ing + O

Reported Speech Pattern

Past Continuous S + was/were + V-ing + O

  S + was/were + not + V-ing + O

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 5

Quoted Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Simple Past S + V2 + O S + was/were + O + C

  S + did + not +V1 + O S + was/were + not + O +

C
Did + S + V1 + O + C was/were + S + O + C

Reported Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Past Perfect S + had + V3 + O S + had + been + O

  S + had + not + V3 + O S + had + not + been + O

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 6

Quoted Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Present Perfect S + has/have + V3 + O S + has/have + been + O

  S + has/have not + V3 + O S + has/have not+ been + O

Has/have + S + V3 + O Has/have + S + been + O

Reported Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Past Perfect S + had + V3 + O S + had + been + O

  S + had + not + V3 + O S + had + not + been + O

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 7

Quoted Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Future Tense S + will + V1 + O S + will + be + O

  S + will + not + V1 + O S + will + not + be + O

Will + S + V1 + O Will + S + be + O

Reported Speech Verbal Sentence Non-Verbal Sentence

Past Future S + would + V1 + O S + would + be + O

  S + would + not + V1 + O S + would + not + be + O

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 8

Quoted Speech Pattern

Future Tense S + will + V1 + O

  S + will + not + V1 + O

Reported Speech Pattern

Past Future Tense S + would + V1 + O

  S + would + not + V1 + O

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 9

4. The time marks should be changed.

Yesterday  the day before

Tomorrow  the following day
Today  this day
Last week the week before
Next week  the following week

[DWS] REPORTED SPEECH 10

EXAMPLES
SIMPLE PRESENT  SIMPLE PAST
Quoted Speech:
1. Anita said, “I am hungry.”
2. Juan said, “She does not know my name.”
3. Sarah asked, “Do you know me?”

Reported Speech:
1. Anita said that she was hungry.
2. Juan said that she did not know his name.
3. Sarah asked if/whether I knew her.
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EXAMPLES
PRESENT CONTINUOUS  PAST CONTINUOUS

Quoted Speech:
1. Sam said, “ I am eating my dinner.”
2. June said, “we are not ready.”
3. Lala asked, “are you happy?”

Reported Speech:
1.Sam said that he was eating his dinner.
2. June said that they were not ready.
3. Lala asked if/whether I am happy.
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EXAMPLES
SIMPLE PAST  PAST PERFECT
Quoted Speech:
1. Anita said, “I worked overtime last night.”
2. June said, “ I did not watch this movie”
3. Sam asked, “ Did you see Andre?”

Reported Speech:
1. Anita said that she had worked overtime the previous night.
2. June said that she had not watched that movie.
3. Sam asked if/whether I had seen Andree.
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EXAMPLES
PRESENT PERFECT  PAST PERFECT
Quoted Speech:
1. Anita said, “I have bought new phone.”
2. June said, “ He has not come to my house”
3. Sam asked, “ Have you read this book?”

Reported Speech:
1. Anita said that she had bought new phone.
2. June said that he had not come to her house.
3. Sam asked if/whether I had read that book.
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EXAMPLES
FUTURE  PAST FUTURE
Quoted Speech:
1. Laura said, “I will go to library tomorrow.”
2. Kim said. “We will not sell the house.”
3. Sam asked, “Will you come to my party?”

Reported Speech:
1. Laura said that she would go to library the previous day.
2. Kim said that they would not sell the house.
3. Sam asked if/whether I would come to his party.
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Exercises:

1. Juan said, “I work hard.”

2. Juan said, “I am working hard.”

3. Juan said, “I worked hard.”

4. Juan said, “I have worked hard.”

5. Juan said, “I will work hard.”

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Exercises:

6. Sam said, “I feel good.”

7. Sarah said, “I did not need help.”

8. Linda said, “I am meeting David for dinner.”

9. Ms. Bell said, “Sarah has studied in Cairo.”

10. Bill said, “I will pay my electric bill.”

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Exercises:

11. Linda said, “Does Mike always call you?”

12. Jane asked,” Will you come to my birthday party?

13. Sally asked, “Did Mary come to class?”

14. Peter asked, “Are you watching TV show?”

15. Sam said, “ Have you gone to America?”

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