Understanding Reported Speech: Rules and Examples
Reported speech is used to convey what someone else has said in the past. This involves a shift in verb tenses, time, and place expressions. Learn about the rules and transformations in reported speech through examples like transforming "I am playing the guitar now" to "She said she was playing the guitar then."
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REPOTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS PROF. SEMIAL FAZLI semial.ajdini@live.com
WHAT IS REPORTED SPEECH? Reported speech is when we talk about what somebody else said. For example: Direct Speech: I have been to London three 1. times. Reported Speech: She said she had been to 2. London three times
WHEN WE USE REPORTED SPEECH? We often use reported speech when talking about a conversation that happened in the past. There are some words changes with reported speech; read the table to find out how each words changes in time and place.
Now I m playing the guitar now, she said Then She said she was playing the guitar then. Today That day We are going to the theatre today, he said. He said they were going to the theatre that day. Tonight They can go to the cinema tonight, she said. That night She said they could go to the cinema that night.
Yesterday I saw tem in concert yesterday, she said. The previous day/ the day before She said she had seen them in concert the previous day/ the day before. Last week/month The previous week/month The week or the month before She said he had released the CD the previous month/ the month before He released the CD last month, she said. tomorrow I will buy the tickets tomorrow, she said. The next day/ the following day She said she would buy the tickets the next day/ the following day.
Next week / month We are going to the show next week, she said. The following week / month She said they were going to the show the following week. This / these This is my music magazine,; she said. That / those She said that was her music magazine. Ago I bought that CD two weeks ago, she said. Before She said she had bought that CD two weeks before.
At the moment He is singing in a band at the moment, she said. At that moment She said he was singing in a band at that moment. Here Your CDs are here on the table, she said. There She said my CDs were there on the table.
Convert these examples in reported speech 1. He wants to buy this book, she said. 2. Everybody was here, he said. It s ten o clock now, she said. 3. 4. I visited Oxford University yesterday, he said. 5. I am going to see him tonight, she said. I am going to London today, he said. 6.
Homework The examples C and D on page 125.
