THE REPORTED

SPEECH
?
 CHANGES
VERB TENSES

 SIMPLE PRESENT • SIMPLE PAST

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS • PAST CONTINUOUS
• SIMPLE PAST • PAST PERFECT
• PRESENT PERFECT • PAST PERFECT
• PAST PERFECT • PAST PERFECT
• FUTURE • CONDITIONAL
• IMPERATIVE • TO-INFINITIVE
CHANGES
PRONOUNS AND
DETERMINERS
 I  HE / SHE
• YOU • I / HE / SHE
• HE / SHE / IT • HE / SHE / IT

• WE • THEY
• YOU • YOU / WE
• THEY • THEY
CHANGES
(CONT.)

 MY  HIS / HER
• YOUR • YOUR / MY / HIS / HER
• HIS / HER / ITS • HIS / HER / ITS
• OUR • THEIR
•YOU •THEIR / YOUR / OUR
R•THEIR •THEIR
CHANGES
OTHER WORDS
 HERE  THERE
• THIS • THAT
• THESE • THOSE
• NOW • THEN
• TODAY • THAT DAY
• TONIGHT • THAT NIGHT
• THE NEXT DAY / THE
• TOMORROW
FOLLOWING DAY
• YESTERDAY • THE DAY BEFORE
• NEXT WEEK • THE FOLLOWING WEEK
• LAST WEEK • THE WEEK BEFORE

• AGO • BEFORE
EXERCISES
IF I LEAVE
THE HOUSE
NOW, I
WILL NOT
MEET MR
JONES.
WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE SAID THAT IF SHE

LEFT THE HOUSE THEN
SHE WOULD NOT MEET
MR JONES
SARAH THINKS THAT THE BIGGEST
ANIMAL IN THE WORLD
IS THE WHALE.

PETER TOLD ME THAT

SARAH THOUGHT THAT
THE BIGGEST ANIMAL
IN THE WORLD WAS
THE WHALE
STOP FIGHTING!

 HE ORDERED THEM
TO STOP FIGHTING
 “It is clear that he has  Tom told peter that it
been most unwise”, was clear that he had
Tom told peter. been most unwise.

• “I like my school”, • She said that she

she said. liked her school.
• “They don’t know • He said that they
the school rules”, didn’t know the
he said. school rules.
• “She has • I said that she
published a novel had published a
yesterday”, I said. novel the day
before.
• “The farmers are • We said that the
facing difficult farmers were
problems in this facing difficult
place.”, we said. problems in that
place.
• “We will be home • She said that they
tomorrow”, she would be home
said. the next day.
• “We have • They said that
completed our they had
task two days completed their
ago”, they said. task two days
• “Drive fast • I asked him to
before.
because I don’t drive fast because
want to be late”, I I didn’t want to be
asked him. late.