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    The document discusses reporting speech, which is when someone tells another person what someone else said. It provides examples of how to change verb tenses and points of time when reporting speech that was in the past. Key changes include using past tense verbs instead of present or future, and changing references to future times to the past. It also covers reporting commands by changing them to infinitives, and keeping the same word order for questions when reporting them.

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    Reported Speech

    When we want to tell other people


    what someone said, we use Reported
    Speech.
    The President of Perú:
    • “ I’ll raise the salary of all Peruvians as for
    tomorrow.”

    • What did the President of Perú say


    • yesterday?
    Reporting:
    • He said he would raise the salary of all
    Peruvians.

    • *Notice the change from WILL into WOULD.

    • Why? Because we asked: What DID he say


    • yesterday?
    • This means that when we report later and, thus
    use the Introductory Verb (said) in the Past, we
    need to make changes in the verb tense-( one
    step into the past)-, and points of time (as for
    tomorrow), compulsorily.

    • The Introductory Verb can be: told us, declared,


    informed us, asked, suggested, clarified…,etc.
    Verb Changes
    • Present Simple Past Simple

    Past Simple
    Present Perfect Past Perfect

    Will Would
    Other Changes
    Here

    there
    Yesterday
    •
    • the day before yesterday
    Tomorrorrow
    • the following day
    Examples
    • Tom: “I’m not coming back until 3:00 a.m.”

    • What did Tom say?

    • He said (that) he was not coming back until


    3:00 a.m.
    • Lia: “I’ve just bought a new cell, it’s a smart
    • one.”

    • What did Lia say?

    • She said(that) she had a new cell and (added)


    it was a smart one.
    • As you may have noticed, the inverted
    commas (“ ”) disappear when you report
    • someone’s speech since you’re not using
    his/her exact words (you’re not quoting the
    person’s words).
    More Examples
    • Jeff: “I went to Cuzco last year.”

    • What did Jeff say?

    • He said he had been to Cuzco the year before


    last.
    • Karen: I was going to fly to Brazil, but I got
    • sick.”

    • What did Karen say?

    • She said she had been going to fly to Brazil,


    but she had gotten sick.
    Exercise
    • Report the following dialogue using different
    Introductory Verbs, as appropriate:

    • Mother: “Karl, what time are you coming back


    • home?”
    • Karl: “I’m not sure Mom…I may be back by 2
    • a.m.”
    • Mom: “O.K. darling. Did you remember to
    • phone Aunt Mia? She’ll fly in anytime.”
    • Karl: “Good. Actually, I’ll do so right away…
    • I’d forgotten”
    • Mom: “Fine…enjoy your party, then.”
    • Karl: “Thanks, I will.”
    Reporting Commands
    • When you report Commands, you have to use
    • The >Infinitive< :

    • Italo: “Do it now.”

    • What did Italo order?

    • He ordered to do it then.
    …..
    • Italo: “Don’t forget it.”

    • What did he add?

    • He added not to forget it.


    Reporting Questions
    • When you report questions, you MUST keep
    Affirmative (or Negative) Word Order, e.g.:

    • Pearl: “Why did Sue rent a car?”

    • What did Pearl ask?

    • Pearl asked why Sue had rented a car.


    We use: >IF< when we don’t have a Wh-
    question word
    • Pearl: “Didn’t she say she has a car of her
    • own?”

    • What did Pearl ask?

    • She asked if she hadn’t said she had a car of


    her own.

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