Reporting Verbs
Liam ______ he would help us with the decorations.
a) told b) complained c) agreed
c) agreed
In reported speech, the verb “am” changes to what?
Answer: Was.
When can we use reported speech in the present tense?
When we’re talking about general facts or very recent events.
Change to reported Speech
Lisa said, “I love painting landscapes.”
Lisa said (that) she loved painting landscapes.
Turn this into reported speech:
“I’m tired,” said Tom. “I studied all night.”
Tom said he was tired because he had studied all night.
Change into reported speech
Carla: “I ______ I’ll call you as soon as I land.”
Use one of the following reporting verbs:
-advice -promise -wonder -warn
Carla promised that she would call me as soon as she landed.
If the direct speech is in Simple Past, Would, and May; what tense do we change it to in reported speech?
Past Perfect
Would - Stays the same
Might
Report this without changing tense:
“Our school values teamwork and creativity,” said the principal.
The principal says that their school values teamwork and creativity. (General truth)
Identify the tense and change to reported speech
Ben said, “I’m meeting my cousins at the park later.”
Present continuous to Past continuous
Ben said that he was meeting his cousins at the park later.
Dialogue → Reported Speech:
Jenna: “I’ve been trying to call you.”
Mia: “Oh, sorry, I forgot to charge my phone.”
Jenna told Mia she had been trying to call her, and Mia apologized, explaining she had forgotten to charge her phone.
Which of the following are not reporting verbs (4 total):
warn, tell, understand, promise, regard, order, advice, portray, ask, joke, and want to know
understand, regard, portray, and joke
Ethan said, "I will finish my novel this month because I didn't meet my deadline and now I may lose my writing contract."
Ethan said that he would finish his novel this month because he hadn't met his deadline and now he might lose his writing contract.
Turn into present reported speech and explain they type:
“I just finished marking your exams and many of you failed,” said Ms. Young.
Ms. Young says that she has just finished marking our exams and many of us failed.
What tense do the following Direct Speech Change to?
Will, Present Perfect, Simple Present
Write and example of two
Would, Past Perfect, Simple Past
Dialogue → Reported Speech:
Coach: “Run faster, everyone!”
Team: “We’re trying, Coach!”
Coach: "If you really are trying then you wouldn't be able to talk back!"
State the tense each dialogue is written in and then change into reported speech
Coach: Imperative to Infinitive
Team: Present Continuous to Past Continuous
Coach: Present Continuous to Past Continuous and Would stays the same
The coach ordered everyone to run faster, and the team replied that they were trying. Still the coach warned that if they were trying then they wouldn't be able to talk back.
Rewrite using a reporting verb that matches the meaning:
Martha: “Don’t go near that dog; it might bite!”
The Teacher: "If you are going to solve this problem use this specific equation."
Martha warned them not to go near the dog because it might bite.
The teacher explained that if I was going to solve this problem to use this specific equation.
List the tenses and terms that do not change when used in Direct Speech into Reported Speech
Total of 7
Past perfect, ought to, should, would, used to, could, and might
Why doesn’t the tense change in “The scientist says the sun rises in the east”?
Rewrite it so that the tense can be changed
Because it’s a universal truth, and universal truths don’t change over time.
The scientist says "Many years ago it was discovered that the sun rises in the east"
The scientist said that many years ago it had been discovered that the sun rises in the east.
Correct the mistakes from the following changes
The woman screamed, "A thief took my purse, help me!"
Her son cried, "Mommy, will you be ok, that man stabbed you."
A neighbor, "I will call the police right now!"
The woman screamed that a thief had took her purse and to help her. Her son cried if to his mom if she was ok because the man stabbed her. The neighbor said he will call the police right now.
The woman screamed that a thief had taken her purse and to help her. Her son cried if to his mom if she would be ok because the man had stabbed her. The neighbor said he would call the police right now.
Change this paraphrased reported speech paragraph into a dialogue:
The detective explained that the victim might have died from asphyxia and his assistant agreed that the killer had to have used a rope. The coroner said that the victim had been out on a run when he had been captured and killed.
Direct Speech:
The detective explained, "The victim may have died from asphyxia."
The assistant agreeing said, "The killer must have used a rope."
The coroner said "The victim was out on a run when he was captured and killed.
Dialogue → Reported Speech:
Nate: “I can’t find my wallet anywhere.”
Theo: “You must have dropped it in the car.”
Nate: “No, I had it with me when we got home.”
Rewrite this dialogue using different reporting verbs
Nate said he couldn’t find his wallet anywhere, and Theo wondered if he might have dropped it in the car, but Nate explained he had it with him when they got home.
Paraphrase the following into reported speech:
“I may visit Greece next summer,” Alex said. “But if I do, I’ll definitely see the ruins in Athens.
Alex mentioned (that) he might visit Greece the following summer and added (that) if he did, he would definitely see the ruins in Athens.
Rewrite the quote it so that it can become a recent event and then state it in Reported speech:
The mayor said, "The new bridge was completed last week and opened on Friday.”
The mayor says, "The new bridge has just been completed and will open tomorrow."
The mayor says that the new bridge has just been completed and will open tomorrow.
Sophie told her friend, “I can’t believe I’ve been practicing for weeks, and I still get nervous before performing! Maybe it would be better if I didn't sign up for the show. Everybody is counting on my performance tonight”
Change to reported speech and identify 3 different tenses
Sophie told her friend that she couldn't believe she had been practicing for weeks and she still got nervous before performing. May it would be better if she hadn't signed up for the show. Everybody was counting on her performance tonight.
Write a short dialogue in direct speech and change into a paraphrased reported speech. Be sure to have at least 3 lines of dialogue each using a different tense.
Direct Speech:
My mom said, "Run to the store and buy some butter since we ran out."
I replied and explain "I am doing my homework, ask my brother instead."
My brother complained, "I went last week, I think it's fine if we don't have butter.
Reported Speech Paraphrased:
My mom said to run to the store to buy butter since we had run out and I explained that I was doing homework and to ask my brother. My bother complained that he had gone last week and that he though it was fine if we didn't have butter.