CORPORACION UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS-UNIMINUTO REPORTED SPEECH GUIDE NAME: ___ ID: xample: speech (actual words): ike said, "I can’t help you now, but Il help you tomorrow” ported speech i fold! me (thal) he couldn't help me then, but he’d help me the following day. We use veparied speech to say what someone else said. We do not repeat exactly the same words, anc! we make some changes in the original message. DRTING VERBS. We use some specific verbs to introduce reported speech. The verbs are different according to the ype of massage we are reporting: ssed to report statements: Ray s said (thal) he was tired. We normally use say when we do not mention an indirect object. Tell: Sandra folel me that she had worked hard. When we use tall to report statements, we must mention an indirect object: Tracy fold us that her boyfriend had found a new job.>}ANGES FROM DIRECT INTO REPORTED SPEECH. CHANGES IN VERBS TENSES. DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH Present simple: Past simple: “Ilive in Rome” He said (that) he lived in Rome Proseni conlinuous: Past continuous: am noi watching TV" He said (that) he was not watching TV. Prasent perfect Past perfect: “| haven't broken that glass” He said (that) he hadn't broken that glass. Past simple: Past perfect: “I woke up at 7.” He said (that) he had woken up at 7. Imperaiive: Infinitive: “Close the door!” He told me to close the door. “Close the door, please” He asked me to close the door. Pasi partack Tt does not change: “I had told Sue that joke” He said (that) he had told Sue that joke. Will (iuiure) ‘Would (conditional) “L will be home ai 5." He said (that) he would be home at 5. 1 1 u U1 WV. v. ML vil. b. c. 4. Maich the following sentences with their equivalent in reported speech. “We understand that the world isn’t as the old books show it,” said the writers. “| think | have eaten to many cookies,” he said. “You could improve your English by reading a well-known novel,” she said. “Do you agree with advertising in schoolbooks?” he said. “Try io read the textbook and do the exercises,” she said. You shouldn't drink so much soda pop,” he said. “Domi use the diameter to do the operation,” she said. The writers said they understood that the world wasn't as the old books showed it. She told me to try to read the textbook and to do the exercise. He said he thought he had eaten too many cookies. She told me not to use the diameter to do the operation. She told me that | could improve my English by reading a well-known novel. He asked me if | agreed with advertising in schoolbooks. |. He said that | shouldn't drink so much soda pop.2. Put these statements into reported speech. », "| hate advertising in the middle of films,” he said. He said that he hated advertising in the middle of films, is asking for the rights to sell_~‘the_~—- magazine,” said Sennen EEE a‘ always watch the news,” he — "My parenis don't. like brand = names in our ~— school,” he 2. ‘You will use — Com Flakes to do an att project,” she 3. Report the following conversation. Follow the example. We have just finished a campaign for British Airways. Peter: What is the campaign about? es: Il is about queues (lines). Peter: Where can | see it? James: You can see it in London airports. Peter: Did you spend a lot of time on the campaign? James: li took us two weeks. stor: Do you think it will be a good campaign? James: | think it will. Look at it carefully when you see it. James: said that they had just finished a campaign for British Airways. she said said said said