Reported Speech By Julieta Van Strien

Reported Speech By Julieta Van Strien Reported speech usually used to talk about the past. we normally change the tense of the words spoken. we use reporting verbs like: say tell ask & more we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. types of reported speech: } verb to don´t do that or she. Time and place in reported speech. when we report something, we may need to make changes to: time (now, tomorrow) place (here, this room) direct speech. reported speech. she said, "i saw mary yesterday." she said she had seen mary the day before. he said: "my mother is here.".

Reported Speech Teacher Julieta Reported speech examples. when using reported speech, you are usually talking about the past. the verbs, therefore, usually have to be in the past too. for example: direct speech: i’ve lost my umbrella. reported speech: he said (that) he had lost his umbrella. another example: direct speech: she is doing her homework. Direct speech: i like ice cream. reported speech: she said (that) she liked ice cream. she said (that) she liked ice cream. she said (that) she was living in london. she said (that) she had bought a car or she said (that) she bought a car. she said (that) she had been walking along the street. 1. we use direct speech to quote a speaker’s exact words. we put their words within quotation marks. we add a reporting verb such as “he said” or “she asked” before or after the quote. example: he said, “i am happy.”. 2. reported speech is a way of reporting what someone said without using quotation marks. (reported speech) for reported orders, we use “told (someone) to do something:” “go to the bank.” (direct speech) “he told me to go to the bank.” (reported speech) the main verb stays in the infinitive with “to”: she asked me to make a copy of the report. she asked me make a copy of the report. he told me to go to the bank.

Reported Speech Teacher Julieta 1. we use direct speech to quote a speaker’s exact words. we put their words within quotation marks. we add a reporting verb such as “he said” or “she asked” before or after the quote. example: he said, “i am happy.”. 2. reported speech is a way of reporting what someone said without using quotation marks. (reported speech) for reported orders, we use “told (someone) to do something:” “go to the bank.” (direct speech) “he told me to go to the bank.” (reported speech) the main verb stays in the infinitive with “to”: she asked me to make a copy of the report. she asked me make a copy of the report. he told me to go to the bank. Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is a way of retelling what someone else has said without repeating their exact words. for example, let’s say you have a friend called jon and one called mary. mary has organised a house party and has invited you and jon. jon, however, is not feeling well. Changing direct speech to reported speech. when turning direct speech into reported speech, we may have to change all or some of the following: the pronouns; example: “i would love to see it.” → he said (that) he would love to see it. 1st person singular i → 3rd person singular he. information about time and place (see the table at the.

Reported Speech Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is a way of retelling what someone else has said without repeating their exact words. for example, let’s say you have a friend called jon and one called mary. mary has organised a house party and has invited you and jon. jon, however, is not feeling well. Changing direct speech to reported speech. when turning direct speech into reported speech, we may have to change all or some of the following: the pronouns; example: “i would love to see it.” → he said (that) he would love to see it. 1st person singular i → 3rd person singular he. information about time and place (see the table at the.