Reported speech

Present simple past simple

He said: “I likeCouscous” He said that he liked Couscous
Present continuous Past continuous.
He said: “I am eating lunch with my parents.” He said that he was eating lunch with his parents.
Present perfect simple Past perfect simple
He said: “Ihave visited to France three times.” He said that he had visited to France three times.
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous
He said: “Ihave been working very hard.” He said that he had been working very hard.
Past simple, Past perfect
He said: “I visited France.” He said that he had visited France.
Past continuous Past perfect continuous
He said: “It was raining earlier.” He said that it had been raining earlier.
Past perfect past perfect
He said: “The play had started when I arrived.” NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
Past perfect continuous past perfect continuous
He said: “Ihad been living in London for five years.” NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
Will>He said: “Iwill come and see you soon.” Would>He said he would come and see me soon.
Can>He said: “I can swim under water for two minutes.” Could>He said he could swim under water for two minutes.
must >He said: “All tickets must be bought in advance.” had to >He said that all tickets had to be bought in advance.
shall >He said: “I shall do something about that?” should >He asaidthat he should do something about it.
may >He said: “I May smoke here “ might >He said that he might smoke there.

now then
today that day
here there
this that
These Those
this week that week
tomorrow the following day /the next day /the day after
next week the following week/ the next week /the week after
yesterday the previous day /the day before
last week the previous week /the week before
ago previously /before
2 weeks ago 2 weeks previously /2 weeks before
tonight that night
last Saturday the previous Saturday /the Saturday before
the following Saturday / the next Saturday
next Saturday
the Saturday after / that Saturday
 Orders (commands) Order+ infinitive with to
He ordered: “speak to your friend” He ordered me to speak to my friend.
Negative Orders Tell + not + infinitive with to
He said: “Don't do that again!” He told me not to do it again.
Order as a request Ask + infinitive with to
He asked: “Please give me some money.” He asked me to give him some money.

Types of Questions Direct Speech Reported Speech

Yes/No questions Peter asked: "Do you play football?" Peter asked me if (whether) I played
football.

W-H questions Peter asked: "When do you play football?" Peter asked me when I played football
 Reporting Verbs Examples
• agree
• promise • He agreed to punish the law-
• refuse breakers.
+ to + verb
• decide
• offer • She offered to give him a lift to
• threaten work.
• accuse
• order
• advise • Tom encouraged his wife to
• promise write a new book.
• beg + Object + to + verb
• remind • They invited his friends to attend
• encourage the presentation.
• warn
• deny
• believe • add • Tim denied that he had stolen the
• explain • complain pictures from the gallery the
• boast • admit week before
• insist • declare + that
• claim • agree
• suggest • demand • Tom admitted that he had tried
• announce to leave early.
• admit
• suggest V + ing • I suggested going to the theatre
• deny on Saturday.
• accuse ……….. of + V-ing • Sally apologised for being late
• apologise for + V-ing from work.
Exercises:
1- "I have an important meeting after lunch" She said.

2- " We usually finish work at 4 pm." I told my friend

3- " you can't attend the training course today" He said.

4- " Shall we havea catch-up this afternoon?" He suggested

5- " Don't forget to phone Jessy about the product!" He Reminded
me

6- " I don't want to come with you" She said.

7- " we launched the new product yesterday." They told me.

8- " I like living in Madrid" She says.

9- " I'm going to send her my report tomorrow." He said.

10- " what did the boss tell you about the work?" My friend asked
me.

11- does he attend the training?" The vice president wanted to know.

12- " why don't we make a new product?" The manager invited us.

13- " you shoud improve your knowledge." The manager advised me.

II-
1. Report the following Statements and Commands:

1. She said, “I stayed at home yesterday”.

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2. He said, “I live in London”.
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3. Tom said, “I phoned her 2 days ago”.
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4. I said, “I will go to the party”.
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5. He said, “I have just finished it”.
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6. Ben said, “The train leaves at 5”
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7. Liz said, “Kate took my book”.
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8. Paul said, “Pam is writing a test”.
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9. Jane says “Andrew is a great fan of Keane.”
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10. He said, “I had lost my key”.
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11. She ordered, “Stand up!”
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12. He ordered, “Don’t sleep now!”
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13. They asked me, “Run!”
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14.Iordered him, “Don’t take it!”
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15. She said to me, “Don’t talk!”
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16. He said to us, “Write the test!”.
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17. My mum said to me, “Stop it!”
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18. She said to him, “Don’t smoke!”
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19. He said to her: “Call me at 11!”
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2. Report the following Questions:

1. She asked, “Do you like to sing?”

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2. Tim asked, “Did you visit London?”
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3. I asked, “Was your trip OK?”
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4. He asked, “Will you arrive at 6?”
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5. She asked, “Were you at home?”
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6. He asked her, “Can you swim?”
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7. They asked, “Does she ski well?”
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8. I asked, “Have you seen my dog?”
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9. We asked, “Were you in Spain?”
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10.Kate asked, “Is Bill at school?”
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11. I asked, “Where do you live?”
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12. He asked, “Why are you crying?”
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13. I asked, “Why didn’t you come?”
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14. They asked, “What do you play?”
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15. We asked, “What has he seen?”
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16. She asked, ”When will he come?”
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17. I asked, ”What is he doing?”
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18. We asked, “Why was he absent?”
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19. He asked,”Where are you from?”
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