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Rep or te d
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s pe ec h
DIRECT AKA. “El chisme”
QUOTE
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Rep or te d
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s pe ec h
Michael said
We don’t speak in
that he wasn’t
quotes; we always
superstitious.
rephrase the ideas.
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REPORTING VERBS TENSE CHANGE

DIRECT REPORTED
SAY, TELL, ADVICE, Present Past simple

REPORTED
AGREE, simple
APOLOGISE,
Present Past
DESCRIBE,
SPEECH
continuous continuous
EXPLAIN,
PROMISE, Past simple Past perfect
RECOMMEND, Past Past perfect
REMIND, continuous continuous
SUGGEST, WARN, Present Past perfect
ETC. perfect
• HOW DO WE CHANGE THE
Past perfect Past perfect
SENTENCE?
Future simple Would*
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PRONOUNS TIME
DIRECTEXPRESSIONS
REPORTED
I: HE, SHE Today That day
WE: THEY Right now At the
moment REPORTED
Yesterday

Tomorrow
The previous
day
The next day
SPEECH
On monday Last/next
monday

• HOW DO WE CHANGE THE

SENTENCE?
1. Benjamin: "I often have a big
hamburger.“
2. Hannah: "They live in
Boston.“
3. Tyler: "Ian doesn't invite girls
to his parties.“ EXERCISE
4. Robert: "Dennis often
downloads the latest tunes.“
5. James and David: "We have to
go now."
EXAMPLE:

• ”Do you like eating pizza?”

• He asked me if I liked eating

pizza. REPORTING
QUESTIONS
• We change the sentence
structure. HOW DO I REPORT WHAT SOMEONE ELSE
ASKED?
• We change the tense.
REPORTING QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS Q’s WITH A QUESTION WORD
• We use IF to report these questions. • In what, where, why, who, when or how we
use the question word to report the question.

Affirmative
sentence

Dwight asked if…

an idiot would do that. Michael asked why…
Toby was the way that he
was.
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 ASK ENQUIRE
REPORTIN
Dwight asked why I
didn’t go ahead and go
die.
Dwight enquired why I
didn’t go ahead and go
die.
G VERBS
WANT TO KNOW WONDER
FOR
Dwight wanted to know
why I didn’t go ahead
and go die.
Dwight wondered why
I didn’t go ahead and
go die.
QUESTION
S
• The most common reporting verb for questions is
WAS but we can use either of these…

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1. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”
He_____________________________
2. “Are you ready for your check?”
She____________________________
3. ”Get your act together!”

Exer
My mother ______________________
4. “Look out! A shark is in the water!”

cise 2
He_____________________________
5. “You must wash your hands frequently”
The doctor______________________
6. ”Pizza is my favorite food”
My friend _______________________
7. “Can you pass the salt?”
My grandma _____________________
8. “I really enjoyed the movie!”
My date _________________________
9. “Where do you go to school?
The girl _________________________ Change the following sentnces and questions into
10. “Everyone is failing the class” reported speech.
The teacher______________________