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25 Mar 2020

BACHILLERATO: Reported Speech

Here you have the theory and some practice for the Reported Speech. If you compare it to Catalan or Spanish it is quite similar, so it can be an advantage when we deal with all the changes we need to take into account.





Let's start! Have a look to these examples. Compare it to the structure in your mother tongue.
Direct speech vs reported speech: we report what somebody said previously.

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Therefore, we will have to take into account the changes in:

1.Verbs
  • 1a. Tenses + modals
  • 1b. Questions (Wh- questions VS. yes/no)
  • 1c. Imperative (affirmative, negative, requests)
2. Pronouns (subject, object, possessive...)
3. Deictics: references to time and space
1.VERBS
1a. Tenses & modals (can, will, must, may...).

Shall => should.
We shall go to the cinema => He told us we should go to the cinema.
 Meeting my students...: Reported Speech
1b. QUESTIONS

Questions: in reported speech they keep their normal/positive order: S + V + C, introduced by reporting verbs like ASK:

1- Where is Toronto? (Wh- question) - She asked where Toronto was (wh- + S + V)
2- Do you like Canada? (Yes/No question) - He asked if I liked Canada. (if + S + V with the change + C)




1c. IMPERATIVE




2. Pronouns
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3. Time and Place
Changes In Time And Place In Reported Speech - 7 E S L

*No change in tenses in the following cases:
No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech

Notice that we can use several verbs to report what somebody said. We can classify them according to the structure that follows:
REPORTED SPEECH - reporting verbs - English ESL Worksheets

Exercises:
Reporting verbs: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reporting-verbs-exercise-1.html


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