REPORTED SPEECH

Objective: Remember how to Report affirmative

statements
 REPORTED SPEECH
What is it ? How do you use it?
He said he
Where’s
was feeling
Tom?
ill.

It is the structure we use if we want to tell another person about a

conversation that took place in the past (e.g, phone call, news or story
someone told us)
 Look at the example.

My favourite film is on TV
tonight. I love comedies.

Mrs Brown said that her favourite film was on TV that night.
She said that she loved comedies.
What has changed?

Pronouns: my her
becomes
I she

Tenses: am was
becomes
love loved

Time words:tonight becomes that night

In the Reported Speech we
preferably use the past tense.

am /is becomes was

are becomes
were
becomes
has / have had
becomes
see saw
becomes
can(’t) could(n’t)
becomes
will/won’t would(n’t)
 Changes in verb tenses.
do becomes did
(Present Simple) (Past Simple)

am /is doing becomes was doing

(Present Continuous) (Past Continuous)

are doing becomes were doing

(Present Continuous) (Past Continuous)

has /have done becomes had done

(Present Perfect) (Past Perfect)
If we want to report a sentence that is already in the Past
Tense, we normally use the Past Perfect.

I saw the film last week.

He said he had seen the film the week before.

Changes.
Time Place
now then here there

today that day this that

this week that week these those

tomorrow the next day

yesterday the day before

last week the week before

Activity:
Report
what the
people at
the
classroom
said
Report speech each sentence

1.-James: «I have a friend in Santiago»

2.-Frank: «My father is working here»
3.-Tom: «I lived in Madrid for 2 years»
4.-The kids: «My favorite teacher was Víctor»
5.-Víctor: «I don´t have favorite students»
6.-Kate: «When I listen to music, I free my mind»
Finish the sentences using Reported speech.

1.-John: "Mandy is at home.“ John said that…

2.-Max: "Frank often reads a book.“ Max told me that …
3.-Susan: "I'm watching TV.“ Susan said to me that…
4.-Simon: "David was ill.“ Simon said that…
5.-Peggy: "The girls helped in the house.“ Peggy told me that…
6.-Richard: "I am going to ride my skateboard.“ Richard said to me that…
Finish the sentences using Reported speech.

1.-John: "Mandy is at home.“ John said that…

2.-Max: "Frank often reads a book.“ Max told me that …
3.-Susan: "I'm watching TV.“ Susan said to me that…
4.-Simon: "David was ill.“ Simon said that…
5.-Peggy: "The girls helped in the house.“ Peggy told me that…
6.-Richard: "I am going to ride my skateboard.“ Richard said to me that…
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
1.-“I'll be
back”
Terminator
HE SAID THAT
HE WOULD
BE BACK
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
2.-“I'm going to
make him an
offer he can't
refuse” Vito
Corleone
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
3.- “I have failed
over and over
again in my life
and that is why I
succeed”
Michael Jordan
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
4.-“We are
more popular
than Jesus”
John Lennon
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
5.-“I’m living a
dream I never
want to wake
up from.”
Cristiano Ronaldo
Exercises: Change into reported
speech
6.-“I've always
done whatever I
want and
always been
exactly who I
am”
Billie Eilish
Exercises: Change into direct
speech
7.- Einstein said
that he didn´t
have any special
talent, He was
only
passionately
curious
Exercises: Change into direct
speech
8.- Julius Caesar
said that he had
come, he had
seen and he
had conquered
Exercises: Change into direct
speech
8.-Obama said
that change
wouldn´t come
if we waited for
some other
person or other
time
Exercises: Change into direct
speech
9.- Kennedy
said that the
man would go
to the moon
Exercises: Change into direct
speech
10.-Marilyn said
that she didn´t
need a king she
was already a
queen
Extra practice: Change into direct
speech or reported speech
1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
4. ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
5. He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
6. ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
7. He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
8. He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
9. He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
10. ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.
11. He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’
12. John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’
13. She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’