reported speech


REPORTED SPEECH 1 : REPORTING STATEMENTS
When the introductory verb is in the present ( says , say, thinks , believe, believes …) , NO CHANGES are introduced into the indirect statement in terms of TENSE.
“ Education played a major role in my success, ” he says .           He says that education played a major role in his success.
When the introductory verb is in the past ( said , believed , told, stated…) , CHANGES are introduced into the indirect statement in terms of TENSE .
Present Simple    Past Simple    

D I R E C T


S T A T E M E N T S           1. “ We love  our country very much,”  the citizens stated .       

I N D I R E C T

S T A T E M E N T S           The citizens stated that they loved their country very much.
Past Simple        Past Perfect                      2. “ Two people died here today,” he confirmed.                           He confirmed that two people had died there the other day.
Present Prefect               Past Perfect                      3.“ I have seen this movie twice,” she told us.                  She told us that she had seen that movie twice.
Past Perfect       Past Perfect                      4. “ We had spent three days there,” they admitted.                    They admitted that they had spent three days there.
Present Continuous       Past Continuous  5. “ I’m reading a great book now,” Ali said to her.
Ali said to her that he was reading a great book then.
Past Continuous              Past Perfect
Continuous                        6. “ Your kids were not attending classes, ” he told them.                           He told them that their kids had not been attending classes.
M O D A L S        will / won’t         would/ wouldn’t                             7. “ I will solve these problems tomorrow, ” he told her.                               He told her that he would solve those problems the following day.
                am / is/ are going to       was / were
going to                               8. “ I’m going to visit my parents next week,” she said.                                She said that she was going to visit her parents the following week.
                can / can’t          could / couldn’t                               9. “ I can’t come to work today,” he informed the boss.                              He informed the boss that he couldn’t come to work the other day.
                should / shouldn’t          should /
shouldn’t                            10. “ You should speak to her soon,” he told me.                            He told them that I should speak to her soon.
                have to                had to                  11. “ You have to submit your work tomorrow,” they said                          They said that I had to submit my work the following day.
                must     had to                  12. “ She must leave now,” he told us.                 He told us that she had to leave then.
                may    might                       13. “ You may take my car,” he approved.                          He approved that I /we might take his car.

                                                 

Present simple Past simple
Past simple        Past perfect
Past perfect       Past perfect Present continuous Past continuous
Past continuous               Past perfect continuous Present perfect             Past perfect

will / won’t         would / wouldn’t
can / can’t          could / couldn’t should / shouldn’t         should / shouldn’t have to         had to
must / mustn’t had to / didn’t have to am / is / are going to      was / were going to

today    that day
tonight that night yesterday                      the day before tomorrow           the following day next year       the following year
last year              the year before/ the previous year

now       then
ago        before/ earlier
this        that
these    those
here      there

REPORT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS :
1.            " I love this girl, " Omar confessed to Kenza.
2.            "I saw Maria in the supermarket yesterday," Loubna said .
3.            "We've lived here for three years,” Anas and Nada said .
4.            " I will bring you a pasta salad, " the waiter told the clients.
5.            "Mark is going to marry next summer," Jack told us .
6.            "They didn’t find any here," a geology specialist reported .
7.            "Jenny can't speak French," Pierre says .

tomorrow morning        the following morning

8.            "I met one of my ex-teachers in Rabat last year," a student told his friends.
9.            "I need your car tomorrow," he told me .
10.          "My mother made this cake, " Imane said .
11.          "I'm feeling bored today, ” David complained .
12.          "Our government is making great progress," a minister declared .
13.          "The criminal has run away, ” the police officer stated .
14.          "He must step down now, " a UN official declared .



I              he /she
my         his / her
we         they
our         their
you        I / we
me         him / her

REPORTED SPEECH 2 : REPORTING COMMANDS, ADVICE, REQUESTS …
D I R E C T            S P E E C H           1. “ Open the door !” the officer ordered  him. I N D I R E C T S P E E C H               The officer ordered him to open the door.
                2. “ Don’t go near this house again,” the father warned his son.                              The father warned his son not to go near that house again.
                3. “ Keep away from negative people,” my coach told me.                         My coach told me to keep away from negative people.
                4. “ Don’t eat any more junk food,” the doctor advised my brother.                     The doctor advised my brother not to eat any more junk food.
                5. “ Never walk alone at night again,” the worried mother warned her daughter.                           The worried mother warned her daughter not to walk alone at night again.
                6. “ Please keep the noise down,” the lady downstairs asked us.                            The lady downstairs asked us to keep the noise down.
                7. “ I will buy you a brand new computer soon ,” my father promised.                 My father promised to buy me a brand new computer soon.

REPORTED SPEECH 3 : REPORTING QUESTIONS
YES - NO QUESTIONS     D I  R  E C T          S P E E C H           1. “ Are you a student ? ”  He asked me.              I N  D  I  R  E C T S P E E C H         He asked me if I was a student.
                               2. “ Do you live here ? ” She wanted to know.                  He wanted to know if I lived there.
                               3. “ Is she coming to the party tonight ? ” Her friend asked me.                               Her friend asked me if she was coming to the party that night.
                               4. “ Are you Moroccan or Algerian ? ” They asked him.                 They asked him if he was Moroccan or Algerian.
                               5. “ Did you finish your homework last night ?” My father wanted to know                       My father wanted to know if I had finished my homework the night before .
                               6. “ Have you seen my keys ? ” The boss asked the secretary.                  The boss asked the secretary if she had seen his keys.
WH-QUESTIONS                              7. “ Where does she live ? ” The old man wanted to know                         The old man wanted to know where she lived.
                               8. “ What did you eat for dinner yesterday ?” He asked them.                  He asked them what they had eaten for dinner the day before.
                               9. “ When are you leaving ? ” She wanted to know.                       She wanted to know when I was leaving.
                               10. “ Why is the little girl crying ? ” The old woman was wondering.                       The old woman was wondering why the little girl was crying.
                               11. “ How  have you managed to finish all these tasks on time ? ” they wondered                           They wondered how I had finished all those tasks on time.
MODALS                             12. “ Can you swim now? ” He wanted to know.                             He wanted to know if I could swim then.
                               13. “ Will you stay with my children tomorrow, please? ” She asked me.                             She asked me if I would stay with her children the following day.
                               14. “ Should I wear my jellaba or the kaftan today? ” She consulted her friend.                              She consulted her friend if she should wear my jellaba or the kaftan that day.


PUT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH :
1.            “ Where have you been all these years? " They asked him. 7. “ Have you been to Lisbon before? " Luis asked Paul.


13.          "Can you play the piano? " Raja asked me.

2.            “ Put your hands up! ” The policeman ordered them.
3.            "How did you spend your last holiday?" She asked him.
4.            “ Don’t open that box,” the father warned his son.
5.            "When will we take the exam? " The students wondered.
6.            “ Don’t leave your luggage here,” she reminded her.

8.            “ I’ll take you out to a dinner tonight,” he promised her.
9.            “ Do you want tea or coffee? " My friend asked me.
10.          “ Did you go to school yesterday? " Youssra asked Aya.
11.          “ Never judge people by their appearances,” Mom told me.
12.          “ Which book are you reading? " She wanted to know.

14.          "Why do you hate me? " Zineb wanted to know.
15.          "Take good care of your parents," She told him.
16.          “Are you going out tonight?" Bob asked Sam.
17.          “ Do your homework now,” the teacher told him.
18.          "Where is the train station? " A tourist wanted to know.

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