This document discusses reporting speech and the changes needed when changing direct speech to reported speech. It provides examples of changing different verb tenses and time expressions, such as changing "I like this song" to "He said that he liked that song". It also notes that verbs like could, might, should and would do not change in reported speech. The document aims to explain the key aspects of changing direct speech to reported indirect speech.
3. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE LIFE YOU
HAVE?
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4. SPEAKING
What is happiness for you?
What would you like to change about
your lifestyle? Why?
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5. MY KIND OF MUSIC
LESSON 8A
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6. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
ALBUM SINGLE
I love all the songs of Juanito´s
new album!
Have you Heard Pedrito´s new
single? It´s incredible
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7. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
RECORD COMPOSE
We can´t record our new album
yeaterday.
I compose the music of that
song!
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8. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED
TRACK SOUNDTRACK
Track 8 is the best of the whole
album!
The Lion King´s soundtrack was
incredible!
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12. DIRECT SPEECH we repeat the exact words that someaone said.
We usually use the verb say and the words of the speaker are put in
quotation marks.
Irma said Tina is on a plane”
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13. REPORTED SPEECH we report the meaning of what someone said,
without using the exact words. We use a reporting verb, usually say
or tell followed by (that) and the reported elements
Irma said that Tina was on a plane
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14. IMPORTANT
We use say when there is no indirect object
“I will be there” He said He said that he would be there
We use tell when there is an indirect object
“I will call you, Mark” He said She told Mark that she would call him
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15. When we change a sentence from Direct speech to Reported speech,
pronouns and possesive adjectives change according to the meaning of
the sentence.
“You look great in your new dress” said David
David said that I looked great in my new dress
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16. PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
Sue said “I want to go to the cinema”
Sue said (that) she wanted to go to the
cinema
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17. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PAST PROGRESSIVE
Tim said “I am reading a novel”
Tim said he was reading a novel
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18. PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
Peter said “Mum made some
sandwiches”
Peter said his mum had made some
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19. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
Jennifer said “I´ve worked hard today”
Jennifer said she had worked hard that
day.
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20. WILL WOULD
Seann said “I will be there soon”
Seann said he would be there soon
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21. CAN COULD
Jane said “ I can help you with your
homework”
Jane said she could help me with my
homework
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22. MAY MIGHT
Frank said “I may buy her a pair of shoes”
Frank said he might buy her a pair of shoes
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23. MUST HAD TO
Mum said “You must be home Early”
Mum said I had to be homew Early.
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24. NOW THEN
Tina said “ I will call him now”
Tina said she would call him then.
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25. HERE THERE
Eric said “I saw it here”
Eric said he had seen it there.
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26. AGO BEFORE
Ben said “I bought this house two years
ago”
Ben said he had bought that house two years
before
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27. TODAY//TONIGHT THAT DAY // THAT NIGHT
Martha said “We´re having pizza for lunch
today”
Martha said they were having pizza for lunch that
night
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28. YESTERDAY THE PREVIOUS DAY // THE DAY BEFORE
Dad said “I visited the doctor yesterday”
Dad said he had visited the doctor the
previous day
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29. THIS MORNING/YEAR THAT MORNING/YEAR
Beth said “I haven´t bought anything this
year”
Beth said she hadn´t bought anything that
year.
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30. TOMORROW THE NEXT DAY / THE FOLLOWING DAY
Lynn said “I´m flying to London tomorrow
Lynn said he was flying to London the next
day
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31. LAST WEEK / MONTH THE PREVIOUS WEEK / MONTH
Colin said “I met her last year”
Colin said she had met her the previous
year
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32. NEXT WEEK / MONTH THE FOLLOWING WEEK / MONTH
Bob said “ I will finish the report next week”
Bob said she would finish the report the
following week
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33. IMPORTANT
The Past Perfect and the verbs could, might, should, would
and used to do not in change in Reported Speech
The Past Progressive usually doesn´t change in Reported
Speech
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34. EXERCISE
Brian said ________________________________
Ruth said ________________________________
Lilian said ________________________________
Fred said ________________________________
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35. He said, "I like this song.“
"Say hello to Jim," they said.
"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
She said, "I am reading.“
They said, "We are busy.“
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36. • She said, "I woke up early.“
• He said, "I will ring her.“
• They said, "We have just arrived.“
• He said, "I will clean the car.“
• She said, "I did not say that.“ LUIS ROBERTO ORTIZ GUERRERO