Reported Speech
What are Direct Speech & Reported Speech?
Direct Speech: the exact words spoken by someone, written inside quotation marks (" ")
Reported Speech: tell someone what another person said without using their exact words
I usually arrive after silence,
but before questions.
Nothing announces me,
yet my visit is often discovered by what is missing,
not by what is found.
Break In
What is the sentence structure for Reported Yes/No questions?
asked + if / whether and the same word order as in a statement.
Tom said, "Don't touch the painting."
Which reporting verb best completes the sentence?
Tom ________ us not to touch the painting.
A. said
B. asked
C. told
D. suggested
C. told
I am one of the smallest places
that can make time feel the longest.
The people inside me
often know exactly how many days have passed.
Cell
What are the rules for reported speech for these tenses?
Can
Will
Would
Could
Would
Would
I often comes after running,
but not because I'm tired.
My arrival usually means
someone else's journey has suddenly ended.
Arrest
What is the sentence structure for Request?
asked + object/subject + infinitive (to + verb)
Emma said to Ryan, "Could you leave the window open tonight?"
Which is the best reported speech?
A. Emma asked Ryan whether he could leave the window open that night.
B. Emma asked Ryan to leave the window open that night.
B. Emma asked Ryan to leave the window open that night.
I know exactly where I will sleep tonight.
The difficult part
is knowing I did not make that choice.
Who am I?
Inmate
What are the rules for reported speech for these tenses?
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
I can exist even when nobody is watching.
I may stay hidden for decades,
yet I never become younger.
Once my name is discovered,
everyone suddenly wants to know my story.
Commit A Crime
What is the sentence structure for Imperatives?
told + object + infinitive (to + verb)
Choose the best reporting verb.
"I didn't take your wallet!"
A. admitted
B. denied
C. reminded
D. suggested
B. denied
I arrive only once.
Before me,
there may be hope.
After me,
there are only memories.
Executed
What are the rules for reported speech for these tenses?
Past Simple
Past Perfect
be going to
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
Was
Of all the things people can take,
I leave the smallest amount behind,
yet create the largest absence.
Murder
Change this direct sentence into a reported sentence.
Emma said to Ryan, "Could you leave the window open tonight?"
Emma asked Ryan to leave the window open that night.
One sentence is grammatically incorrect.
Which one?
A. The teacher advised us to revise before the exam.
B. My father suggested going home early.
C. Jenny told that she was tired.
D. He warned me not to touch the wire.
C. Jenny told that she was tired.
I refuse to describe the present,
yet I cannot exist without it.
The moment today changes,
I quietly become true.
Former
Emily said to Jack, "If you hadn't reminded me yesterday, I might have forgotten that Professor Lee is giving a surprise test here tomorrow, so don't tell anyone until we've all arrived, will you?"
Emily told Jack that if he hadn't reminded her the previous day, she might have forgotten that Professor Lee was giving a surprise test there the following day, so he shouldn't tell anyone until they had all arrived.
I am one of the few things
people are happiest to lose quickly.
Keeping me longer
often makes me grow.
Change this direct sentence into a reported sentence.
Sarah said to Tom, "Can you finish this report before tomorrow, or is it impossible?"
Sarah asked Tom to finish the report before the following day and asked whether it was impossible.
Read the sentence carefully.
The manager said to Alex,
"Can you finish the report by five?"
Which answer is the most appropriate?
A. The manager asked whether Alex could finish the report by five.
B. The manager asked Alex to finish the report by five.
C. Both A and B are possible, depending on the speaker's intention.
D. Neither A nor B.
C. Both A and B are possible, depending on the speaker's intention.
I am often mistaken for certainty,
even though certainty is something I never claim.
I simply remind everyone
that unanswered questions still matter.
Innocent