REPORTED SPEECH

STANDARD
 RULE #1

PAST TENSE

• IS  WAS • DO/DOES  DID

• HAS  HAD • TODAY  THAT DAY
• ARE  WERE • TONIGHT  THAT NIGHT

 THE PREVIOUS
• HAVE  HAD • YESTERDAY
DAY
• WILL  WOULD • TOMMOROW
 THE NEXT DAY

• SHALL  SHOULD • THIS  THAT

• CAN  COULD • NOW  THEN

 RULE #2
THIRD PERSON
FIRST PERSON SECOND PERSON THIRD PERSON
I YOU HE/SHE
ME YOUR HIS/HER
MYSELF YOURS HIM/HER
WE YOURSELF HERSELF
OUR HIMSELF
OURS THEY
OURSELVES THEM
THEMSELVES
EXAMPLE
THE TEACHER SAID ,”I WILL BE ON LEAVE TOMMORROW
HE WOULD THE NEXT DAY
 RULE #3

WHEN THE SPEAKER ASKS A YES OR NO ADD

QUESTION IF OR WHETHER
EXAMPLE
THE TEACHER ASKED,”DO YOU WANT TO PLAY GAMES?”

THE TEACHER ASKED IF HE WANTED TO PLAY GAMES

 RULE#4

WHEN THE SPEAKER SPEAKS A SENTENCE

ADD
THAT
EXAMPLE

THE TEACHER SAID,”OUR SCHOOL IS THE BEST”

THE TEACHER SAID THAT HIS SCHOOL IS THE BEST
 RULE#5

WHEN THE SPEAKER GIVES A COMMAND OR REQUEST

ADD
TO
EXAMPLE

THE TEACHER TOLD,”GET OUT OF HERE”

THE TEACHER TOLD TO GET OUT OF HERE

THE TEACHER SAID,”PLEASE SIT DOWN”

THE TEACHER REQUESTED TO SIT DOWN

 RULE #6

WHEN,WHICH,WHERE,
WHEN THE SPEAKER ASK A “WH” QUESTION
HOW,WHAT,WHY

REPLACE SAID WITH ASKED

EXAMPLE

THE TEACHER SAID “WHERE IS MY PEN?”

THE TEACHERR ASKED WHERE WAS HIS PEN

RULE #7

WHEN THE DIALOGUE IS A UNIVERSAL TRUTH

DO NOT CHANGE TO PAST TENSE

EXAMPLE

THE TEACHER SAID “THE SUN IS A STAR”

THE TEACHER SAID THAT THE SUN IS A STAR

THANKYOU