Say what people use direct and reported

speech for
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
She says: “I phone my She says (that) she
friends every day.” phones her friends every
day.
She says: “I will phone She says (that) she’ll
you tomorrow.” phone me tomorrow.

She says: “I phoned you She says (that) she

an hour ago.” phoned me an hour.
 We use reported speech when we
are saying what other people say,
think or believe.

I’m tired!’, Helen said.

Helen said (that) she was

tired.
When we are reporting things in the present,
future or present perfect we don't change
the tense.

He thinks he loves her.

I'll tell her you are coming.
He has said he'll do it.
 If the verb in the main sentence is
in the past tense - the other verbs are
usually in one of the past tense too.
 Tense Changes. Statements.
Время в
Тип Direct/
главном Главное
предло indirect Союз Придаточное предложение
предло предложение
жения speech
жении
Speech
Direct

Mother says –- “I go to work every day.”

Present Simple Present Simple
Present

Indirect
Speech

She goes to work every day.

Повествовательное

Mother says that Present Simple

Present Simple
(Statement)

Speech
Direct

Mother said “I go to work every day.”

Past Simple –- Present Simple
Past
 Perfect -
Simple Progressive Perfect Progressive

am, is, are

V1 / Vs have/has+V3 have/has been
+Ving
Present +Ving
write have written have been writing
am writing
V2 / Ved was/were +Ving had + V3 had been +Ving
Past wrote was writing had written
had been writing

will+V1 will + be + Ving will+have+V will+have been +

shall be writing 3 Ving
Future shall write shall have shall have been
written writing

should/ should (would) should(would) should (would)

Future- would+V1 + be + Ving have+V3 have been + Ving
in – the should write should be should have should have been
- Past writing written writing
 Direct speech Indirect speech
I. Present Tenses
Present Simple Past Simple
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
II. Past Tenses
Past Simple Past Perfect
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Past Perfect
III. Future Simple
Future Simple Future-in-the-Past
Future Perfect Future-in-the-Past Perfect
 Present Simple Past Simple
I phone my friends every She told him (that) she phoned her
day.” friends every day

Present Progressive Past Progressive

He said (that) he was waiting for
I'm waiting for Kate.
Kate.

Past Simple Past Perfect

He said (that) he had made it the day
I made it yesterday.
before.

Future Simple Future-in-the-Past

I will study better. He said (that) he would study better.

Present Perfect Past Perfect

I've been to France three He said (that) he had been to France
times. three times.
 Reported changes. Modal Verbs
am, is, was/
are to were to have
can to

shall should
could had to

Had may might

been must
able to
NOTE:
modal verbs - would, might and
should, ought to
do not change
 Changes of time words
the next
this that tomorrow
day

the day
these those ago before after
tomorrow

the
now then next year following two days
year later,
in two
the days’ time
today that day last week previous
week

the day
yesterday
before
here there
 Changes of pronouns
Direct Speech Indirect/Reported Speech
I he, she
You (ты,вы) I, she, he, we, they
we they
me him, her
You (тебе, вам) him, her, us, them
us them

my his, her
your my, his, her, our, their
our their
mine his, hers
yours mine, his, hers, ours, theirs
ours theirs
• Если в словах, вводящих прямую речь,
употреблен глагол say без дополнения,
указывающего на лицо, к которому
обращаются, то say сохраняется. А если
после say есть дополнение, то
• Say tell + дополнение без to
• Прямая речь Косвенная речь
• He says, “She will come He says, that she will
in the evening.” come in the evening.
• Он говорит: “Она Он говорит, что она
придет вечером.” придет вечером.
• My aunt says to My aunt tells me to
me,“You should work work every day.
every day” Моя тетя говорит
• Моя тетя говорит мне работать
мне “Ты должна каждый день.
работать каждый
день”
 Grammar Practice
Change into Reported Speech
1. “We may buy a car next year” said my grandpa.
2. “I like travelling from time to time” said my cousin.
3. “It will be rain today” said the farmer.
4. “Sharon is going to come here tomorrow” her mother
said to me.
5. “I don’t feel lonely thanks to the books I love” said
Margaret.
6. “It’s really amazing to read CD books” said Andy.
7. “You must take your medicine twice a day” said a
doctor.
 General Questions.
Время в
Тип Direct/
главном Главное
предло indirect Союз Придаточное предложение
предло предложение
жения speech
жении Speech
Direct

He asks –- “Pete, will you go to the disco.”

Present Simple Future Simple
Present

Indirect
Speech

He asks Pete If He will go to the disco.

(General questions)

Present Simple whether Future Simple

Общий вопрос

Speech
Direct

He asked –- “Pete, will you go to the disco.”

Past Simple Future Simple
Past
 Special Wh - Questions.
Время в
Тип Direct/
главном Главное
предло indirect Союз Придаточное предложение
предло предложение
жения speech
жении Speech
Direct

He asks “Where do you go every day, Pete?”

Специальный вопрос к вопросительным

Present Simple
–- Present Simple
Present

Indirect
Speech

He asks Pete where he goes every day.

Present Simple Present Simple
Speech
Direct

He asked –- “Where do you go every day, Pete?”

Past Simple Present Simple
Past
 Special Wh - Questions.
Время в
Тип Direct/
главном Главное
предло indirect Союз Придаточное предложение
предло предложение
жения speech
жении Speech
Direct

He asks –- “Who is that man?”

Present Simple Present Simple
Специальный вопрос к подлежащем

Present

who is that man.

Indirect
Speech

He asks –- Present Simple

Present Simple who that man is
Present Simple
Speech
Direct

He asked –- “Who is that man?”

Past Simple Present Simple
Past
 Tense Changes. Commands.
Время в
Тип Direct/
главном Главное
предло indirect Союз Придаточное предложение
предло предложение
жения speech
жении

1. “Go to the shop please”

Speech
Direct
положительная просьба
He says –-
Present Simple
2. “Don’t go to the shop ”
отрицательная просьба
Специальный вопрос к подлежащему

Present

1. to go to the shop
Indirect
Speech

He asks / tells –- положительная просьба

Present Simple 2. not to go to the shop ”
отрицательная просьба

1. “Go to the shop please”

Speech
Direct

положительная просьба
He asked –-
Past Simple
2. “Don’t go to the shop ”
отрицательная просьба
Past

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