REPORTED SPEECH (I)

TYPE
STATEMENTS SUBJECT+TOLD+OBJECT (THAT) SUBJ+VERB+REST
SUBJECT+SAID
QUESTIONS SUBJECT+ASKED+(OBJECT) a) yes/no SUBJ+VERB+REST
questions: IF
b) wh-word
questions: WH-
WORD
ORDERS SUBJECT+TOLD+(OBJECT) + TO INFINITIVE+REST
- NOT TO

DIRECT SPEECH (Tenses) REPORTED SPEECH

1. Present Simple Past Simple

2. Present Continuous Past Continuous

3. Present Perfect Past Perfect

4. Past Simple Past Perfect

5. Past Perfect Past Perfect

6. will would

7. can, may, must, would, could, should could, might, had to, would, could, should

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

1. ‘She is my friend’ He said she was his friend
2. ‘I am writing a book’ She said she was writing a book
3. ‘I have worked a lot’ He said that he had worked a lot
4. ‘I saw them ’ She said that she had seen them
5. ‘Where had they stayed?’ She asked (me) where they had stayed
6. ‘Will you help me, Mary?’ I asked Mary if she would help me
7. ‘I can’t remember your name’ He said that he couldn’t remember my name

DIRECT SPEECH (Adjectives, pronouns…) REPORTED SPEECH

this that
these those
I, me, my, mine He/she, him/her, his/her, his/hers
You, you, your, yours I/he/she, me/him/her, my/his/her,
mine/his/hers

DIRECT SPEECH (Time and place words) REPORTED SPEECH

Now Then, at that time
Today, tonight That day, that night
Yesterday The day before, the previous day
Tomorrow The next day, the following day
This week That week
Last week The week before, the previous week
Next week The following week, the week after
Two days ago Two days before
Here There

EXCEPTIONS: the tense is/can be retained

1.- If the reported sentence deals with a fact or general truth.
 ‘There are many islands in the Atlantic Ocean’
She said that there are many islands in the Atlantic Ocean
2.- If the speaker reports something immediately or soon after it was said.
Driver: ‘The next stop is Wimbledon Park’
A: ‘What did the driver say?
B: He said that the next stop is Wimbledon Park
3.- If will is the modal verb (expressing future time) and the situation has not changed.
Teacher: ‘The exam will be next Friday’
The teacher said that the exam will be next Friday
1. They said, ‘We’ve lived in Russia for a long time, but now we are leaving’
They
2. My sister said to me, ‘Are electricity prices going up in 2022?’
My sister
3. ‘Charles III’s image will appear on commemorative 50p coins before the end of the
year’, the reporter said.
The reporter
4. ‘We bought our first house in June’, the couple said
The couple
5. ‘Requests to install solar panels have increased by 213 percent’, the expert said.
The expert
6. ‘Will all cars be electric?’ he said.
He wanted to know
7. Jo said to her brother, ‘Please, post this postcard for me. I can’t do it today’
Jo
8. The minister said, ‘I’m preparing my speech for tomorrow morning’
The minister
9. Tom said, ‘I want to visit my friends this weekend’
Tom
10. The doctor said to me, ‘You must stop eating chocolate’
The doctor
11. Marcel: ‘Don’t sing that song, Mary’
Marcel
12. My friends said to me, ‘Make up your mind. We’re in a hurry’
My friends
13. He said to the policeman, ‘Do I have to pay the fine now?’
He
14. He asked me, ‘Had you finished reading the newspapers?’.
He
15. Mark asked me, ‘Why do you want to study Russian?’
Mark
16. Robert: ‘Hannah, are you leaving next Friday?’
Robert
17. Sarah asked her, ‘How long have you been here?’
Sarah
18. Peter said, ‘I may bring someone with me to the party’
Peter
19. My friend said, ‘I will have finished these exercises by the time you arrive’
My friend
20. The policeman said to her, ‘It’s going to be a bit difficult to find your purse’
The policeman
21. Sam said, ‘Don’t move or I will have to take the photograph again’
Sam
22. My father said, ‘Be sure that the lights are off before going to bed’
My father
23. My neighbour said, ‘It’s hot, but it isn’t as hot as it was yesterday’
My neighbour
24. Peter said to him, ‘Are you leaving this evening or tomorrow morning?’
Peter
25. Jimmy said that he would have to work harder if he wanted to finish on time.
Jimmy
26. The children asked him if he knew any other good stories.
The children
27. The manager said that Easter holidays would start in two day’s time.
The manager
28. The police asked him how many people he had seen the previous night.
The police
29. The tutor said that the girls hadn’t gone to school that day.
The tutor
30. She warned me to be careful with that machine because it was extremely dangerous.
She
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REPORTING VERBS

Threaten suggest/recommend
Refuse admit
Offer deny
Promise complain of +GERUND
Agree +TO+INFINITIVE apologize for
Warn (object) insist on
Remind (object)
Invite (object)
Tell/order/ask (object)
Advise/encourage/persuade (object)

Rewrite these sentences with the gerund or the infinitive and then in reported speech.
1. “I’ll bring my CDs to the party”
He promised
2. “Let’s go to the cinema tonight”
She suggested
3. “Yes, I stole the wallet”
He admitted
4. “Be careful! The water is boiling”
She warned us
5. “You must apologize to your sister”
My father insisted on
6. “All right! I’ll share the expenses with you”
My friend agreed
7. “Shall I open the door?”
He offered
8. “No, I won’t go with you”
She refused
9. “Stop crying or I’ll punish you”
He threatened
10. “You should see a lawyer”
He advised me
11. “ Help me, please”
He asked me
12. “You took the money”
He accused me of
13. “I´m sorry I arrived so late”
He apologised for
14. “I have a toothache”
He complained to me of
15. “I didn’t take the book”
He denied
16. “You must come with us”
She insisted on
17. “I’d rather do it myself”
She said she preferred
18. “OK I’ll do the washing up”
He agreed
19. “Don’t forget to take the dog out”
He reminded me
20. “No, I’ll not give you my money”
He refused
21. “Of course, I’ll write to you”
He promised
22. “It was you who broke the plate”
He accused me of
23. “If I were you, I would tell them the truth”
The teacher advised me