Rules reported speech
Do we use "quotation marks" with reported speech?
No, we don't.
"Where is your sister?" she asked me.
She aked me....
... where my sister was.
Sally says, "I need a coffee".
Sally says ....
Sally says ...
... (that) she needs a coffee.
“We were living in Goa”, they told me.
They told me that they had been living in Goa.
"Where's my mobile phone?", Kelly asked me.
Kelly asked me ....
Kelly asked me ...
... where my mobile phoe was.
Give four verbs that are used to start a reported speech sentence?
We use verbs such as: said, told, remarked, mentioned, asked, wanted to know, etc. ...
Chloe: "Michael has visited multiple countries."
Chloe/She said Michael/he had visited multiple countries.
He said, “I must work hard.”
He said (that) he had to work hard.
Colin said, “I am very busy now.”
Colin said (that) he was very busy then.
Can you type? She asked ...
She asked if I could type?
What happens with the tenses in reported speech?
We move them one tense back.
Transform the sentence back to direct speech:
Jane said that she had never visited London.
Jane said, "I have never visited London."
He said, “Sven arrived on Monday.”
He said (that) Sven had arrived on Monday.
"Be on time for dinner", my mom told me.
My mom told ....
My mom ...
... told me to be on time for dinner.
Change into reported speech using "told" in your answer:
John: "I love living in London."
John told me (that) he loved living in London.
Transform the given modal verbs to reported speech:
can, will
could, would
Kate: "I am living in Prague now."
Kate said she was living in Prague then.
My friend said, "I will have to go to London next week."
My friend said ...
My friend said ...
... (that) he/she would have to go to London the following week.
Ann asked Jim, "Please close the door".
Ann asked Jim ...
Ann asked Jim ...
... to close the door.
"Do you want to go for a drink tonight?" my girlfriend asked.
My girlfriend asked ...
My girlfirend asked ...
... me if/whether I wnated to go for a drink that night.
Transform the given adverbials of time to reported speech:
yesterday, tomorrow, last year
the day before, the day after/the following day, the previous year
Correct the mistakes:
He sayd John hadn't visited he grandmother yesterday.
He said John hadn't visited his grandmother the day before.
The boy asked, "Can we go out if the rain stops?"
The boy wanted to know ...
... if they could go out if the rain stopped.
"Let's go for a picnic!"
She suggested ...
She suggested ...
... going for a picnic.
"Shall we buy the tickets now for the concert next month?"
He asked ...
He asked ...
... if they should buy the tickets then for the concert the following month.