DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
"Are you going to the newcomers' comedy night?" John asked me.
John asked me if I was going to the newcomers' comedy night.
Reported speech is also called what?
Indirect speech
She asked how much the concert tickets had cost.
"How much did the concert tickets cost?" She asked.
In direct speech, the tenses usually go back one step into the past.
False
In reported speech, we change "tomorrow" to...
The following day, the next day
I told Ann not to play there.
"Don't play here!" I told Ann.
When reporting speech, we change "now" to....
At that time / then
His teacher told him to do his homework on time.
"Do your homework on time." His teacher said.
When reporting yes/no questions, we use 'weather'
False - we use whether (and if)
In reported speech, we change "three days ago" to...
Three days before
"What time does the train leave?" I asked the worker.
I asked the worker what time the train left.
Change this indirect speech to direct speech:
He suggested that we should go to the cinema.
"Let's go to the cinema"
When reporting speech, you always have to change the tense to the past.
False.
If what the speaker says is still true or relevant, you can keep the statement in present tense.
EX: "I go to school with Mia" -> She told me that she goes to school with Mia.
Change these into reported speech:
Will
May
Can
Must
Would
Might
Could
Had to
Devon told the professional that he needed a new microphone and asked what the best place was to get a new one.
"I need a new microphone! What is the best place to get a new one?" Devon asked the professional.
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Tell us 5 different reporting verbs! (you have 15 seconds)
Tell, say, exclaim, shout, whisper, ask, announce....
"This is my favourite dress!" Jenny exclaimed to her mother.
Jenny exclaimed to her mother that that was her favourite dress.
When reporting speech, personal pronouns change to the third person (singular or plural), except when the speaker reports their own words.
True
Change these place expressions into the indirect speech:
here
this
these
there
that
those
"I had spaghetti for lunch yesterday" Tom said to Jenny.
Tom said to Jenny that he had had spaghetti for lunch the previous day.
Nina's mom asked her if she had had enough money for dinner the previous day.
"Did you have enough money for dinner yesterday?" Nina's mom asked her.