REPORTED SPEECH

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REPORTED SPEECH
ANDREA MARTÍNEZ VELA ANA CREMADES BERTÓ
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• Reported speech is saying what other people
  said before. A few changes are necessary.
• You usually have to change the pronouns
  I...gtshe
• We use reporting verbs like say, tell, ask,
  announced to us, ordered to us, suggested,
  proposed, wanted to now, wondered and we may use
  the word that to introduce the reported words but
  after said and told is optional.
• And sometime place and time words can change
  tomorrowgtthe next day, the following day
  heregtthere thisgtthat todaygt that day

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STATEMENTS

• Tenses usually change like this
• -presentgtpast
• I like shoppinggt she said (that) she liked
  shopping
• -present continuousgtpast continuous.
• Im workinggt Paul said (that) he was working.
• -willgt would
• Ill always love yougt He said he would always
  love me.

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• -past simple/present perfectgtpast perfect
• I passed the exam!gt she told him she had
  passed the exam
• After said dont use a person or object
  pronoun.
• After told you must use a person or object
  pronoun

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• Some modal verbs change
• -cangtcould
• I cant comegt she said she couldnt come
• -maygtmight
• I may be lategt he said he might be late
• -mustgt had to, but mustnt stays the same.
• I must gogt she said she had to go
• You mustnt touch itgt she said I mustnt touch
  it.

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QUESTIONS.

• When you report a question, the tenses change
  as in reported statements.
• When a question begins with a verb (not a
  question word like where, who) you must add if
  or wheter.
• You also have to change the word order to
  subjectverb, and not use do/did.

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• Are you married?gt she asked him if he was
  married.
• Did she phone?gt he wondered me whether she had
  phoned.
• Whats your name?gt I asked him what his name
  was
• Where do you live?gt they wanted to know where
  I live.

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COMMANDS.

• You cant use said in these sentences.
• To report an imperative or request, use told
  or asked person the infinitive with to.
• To report a negative imperative, use a
  negative infinitive (not to do).

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• Go away!gt she told him to go away.
• Dont worrygt the doctor told me not to worry.
• Can/Could you help me?gt I asked him to help me.

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• AND NOW SOME ACTIVITIES.
• -The hotel is full
• The receptionist told me the hotel was full
• -Ill call the manager
• The waiter said he would call the manager
• -Ive passed all my exams
• Jack announced to us he had passed all his
  exams.
• -You should get to the airport early!
• They said that we should get to the airport
  early.

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• -Have you been here before?
• I asked him whether he had been there before.
• -I may be late
• Mery said she might be late.
• -I didnt tell anybody!
• She said she didnt told any body
• -Can you help me?
• He wondered me if I could help him.
• -Be quiet!
• The teacher told us to be quiet.
• -Please dont smoke!
• I told him not to smoke.

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• THE END.