REPORTED SPEECH

Project Institute

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 Direct Speech VS Reported speech

I’ ll wait for you, Tim

She said she would

wait for him.
She told him she
would wait for him
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 Reported STATEMENTS
Direct speech Reported speech

Present Simple Past Simple

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Past Simple Past perfect
Future Simple Conditional Simple

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 TIME EXPRESSIONS ... also change

■ Tonight, today, this ■ That night, that day,

week/month that week

■ now ■ then

■ yesterday, last night ■ the day before, the

last week previous night/week

■ tomorrow, next week, ■ the following day, the

29/06/09 next month next week, month
 I’m
studying
Let’s put it in practice Jazz
You dance
beautilfully
I’ve
been ill
I didn’t see lately
you here last
Saturday

I’ll take you I can

home, baby take a
taxi
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 Reported QUESTIONS
■ We use:
■ ASK + WHAT / WHERE / WHEN
■ ASK + IF / WHETHER

SHE ASKED ME
WHAT ARE WHAT I WAS WATCHING
YOU
WATCHING?

DID YOU
SHE ASKED ME
SEE HER?
IF I HAD SEEN HER
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 She asked him
not to touch
Reported ORDERS

Don’t touch

Be careful, Tommy She asked him

to be careful

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 Let’s see how it works

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