REPORTED

SPEECH
 EXAMPLE

Stewie says:

I don’t like
my family!!
Direct
speech
 Stewie said
(that) he didn’t
like his family!!
Reported
speech
 REPORTED STATEMENTS

REPORTING VERBS SAY TELL

Brad says: “My parents want to visit me”

Brad said (that) his parents wanted to visit him

 REPORTED QUESTIONS

 A. Yes/no questions Subject+asked+whether/if+subject+verb

REPORTING VERBS ASK

Does the film start

at nine?

Lois asked whether/ if

the film started at nine.
 REPORTED QUESTIONS

 B. Wh-questions

Chris asked: “What’s the name of the new film?”

Chris asked what the name of the new film was

Subject + reporting verb+WH-question+Subject+ verb.

 REPORTED ORDERS

REPORTING VERBS ORDER TELL

He told me to
Show me your
show him my
beauty…
beauty

Subject+reporting verb+ I.O+to verb

 REPORTED SUGGESTIONS

REPORTING VERBS SUGGEST

Subject+suggested +verb-ing
Let’s go to the
cinema!! Stewie suggested
going to the cinema

Subject+suggested +that+ verb (base form)

Stewie suggested
that we go to the
cinema
THE END