Blanca Cecilia Niño Montañez I.E.D. Alqueria de la fragua Lengua Extranjera Inglés Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use direct or quoted speech, or indirect or reported speech. Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech. Here what a person says appears within quotation marks (“…”) and should be word for word. Indirect speech (reported speech) doesnt use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesnt have to be word for word. DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use direct or quoted speech, or indirect or reported speech. Paul said: “I’m feeling ill” Paul said: “I’m feeling ill” or I’m feeling ill Paul said that he was feeling ill “That” is optional Paul said he was feeling ill

Present simple Past simple I am happy was happy She said she

Present continuos Past continuos I am working in a university was working in a university She said she

Present perfect tense Past perfect tense I have written some books had written some books She said she

Present perfect continuos Past perfect continuos I have been teaching english since 2001 had been teaching english since 2001 She said she

Past simple Past perfect I was happy had been happy She said she

Past continuos Past perfect continuos I was waiting for you had been waiting for you She said she

Past perfect The Tv Show had already started when I arrived at home the show had already started when she arrived at home She said

Past perfect continuos I had already been working as a teacher in a school already been working as a teacher in a school She said she had

Future Simple condicional I will phone you tomorrow would phone me today She said she

Future continuos Past was /were / going to I am going to learn to speak english was going to learn to speak english She said she

Modal verbs in reported speech CAN COULD I can swim in a river He said he could swim in a river

Modal verbs in reported speech MAY MIGHT I may work as a mechanic He said he might work as a mechanic

Modal verbs in reported speech MUST HAD TO I must lose some weight He said he had to lose some weight

Modal verbs in reported speech WILL WOULD I will tell Katty I saw you He said he would tell Katty that he had seen me

Modal verbs in reported speech SHALL SHOULD I shall probably be late this evening He said he should probably be late this evening

Some modal verbs don’t change COULD When i was a child i could speak two languages He said that when he was a child he could speak two languages

WOULD I would like to travel around the world He said he would like to travel around the world

SHOULD You should visit the doctor three times in a year at least He said that I should visit the doctor three times in a year at least

MIGHT I might go to England next month He sais he might go to England next month

Time and place change We must change expressions of time and place if they have different meanings at the time and place of reporting This morning That morning I have to work this morning He said he had to work that morning

Time and place change Yesterday A day before I went to the cinema yesterday He said he had gone to the cinema a day before

Time and place change Last night The night before I went to the disco last night He said he had gone to the disco the night before

Time and place change Now Then My mother is working now He said that his mother was working then

Time and place change A week ago A week before I got my graduation a week ago He said he had gotten his graduation a week before

Time and place change Next week The following week I am going to buy a new car next week He said he was going to buy a new car the following week

Time and place change Tomorrow The next / following day I will probably go to Cartagena tomorrow He said he would probably go to Cartagena the next day

Time and place change Tonight That night We are going to watch an action film on tv tonight He said they were going to watch an action film that night

Time and place change Today That day I’m so happy today He said he was so happy that day

Time and place change Here There I have been living here since 1990 He said he had been living there since 1990

Time and place change Finally, if the reported sentence contains an expression of place different to where you heard it, you have to change the place “here” to the place “there”

Simon: “I can´t swim in a river.” Simon said (that)… Ronald :” I was dancing in a discotheque”. Ronald said (that)… Katty : “I have never been to New York” Katty said (that)… Dr. Jack: “You should lose some weight”. Dr. Jack said (that)… Paul:”I’m going to travel to Cartagena Beach my next vacation”. Paul said (that)… Exercises 1

Sara: “I love chocolate” Sara said (that)… Helen: “I had a beautiful cat last year” Helen said (that)… Tom: “I won’t visit my grandparents next Saturday” Tom said (that)… Bill: “I can’t go to the movie because i have a english test tomorrow” Bill said (that)… Mary: “ I am happy to be here with you” Mary said (that)… Exercises 2

Yancey: “you must eat vegetables and fruits everyday Yancey said (that)… Nicole: “I have been studing english for three hours Nicole said (that)… Steve: “My father has been working here since 1995” Steve said (that)… Diana: “My mother will be 40 years next Sunday” Diana told me (that)… Jean: “I would like to practice tennis in this club Jean said (that)… Exercises 3

BCN TV CHANNEL MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION THERE ARE RUMORS THAT SOMEBODY STOLE A STATUE WORTH MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE HOUSE OF MULTIMILLIONAIRE JACK HUDSON. THE POLICE WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, AND MR. HUDSON REFUSED TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS. THERE ARE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON ´S HOUSE AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION. THE CHAUFFEUR, BILL MATTHEWS, WAS WORKING ON THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED AT 10:30 A.M. HE TOLD OUR REPORTERS THAT TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT AND THAT THE POLICE WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW.

SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETS THE SENTENCES: 1 THE REPORTER EXPLAINED THAT: A. SOMEBODY STOLE A STATUE WORTH MORE THEN MILLION DOLLARS B. A MAN HAD STOLEN A MILLION DOLLARS C. SOMEBODY HAD STOLEN A STATUE FROM THE JACK HUDSON´S HOME THE DAILY NEWS MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

2 THE REPORTER ADDED THAT: A. THE POLICE MAY NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT B. THE POLICE WOULDN´T GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. C. THE POLICE SHOULDN´T GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT THE DAILY NEWS MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

3.THE REPORTED REPLIED THAT A.MR HUDSON HAD REFUSED TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS HAD ASKED QUESTIONS B. MR HUDSON WAS REFUSING TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS C. MR HUDSON HAD BEEN REFUSING TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS THE DAILY NEWS MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

4 THE REPORTED EXPLAINED THAT A.TWO DETECTIVES FROM CRIME SQUAD WERE INVESTIGATING B.TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING C. TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD ARE INVESTIGATING THE DAILY NEWS MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

5THE REPORTER ARGUED THAT A.THERE ARE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION B.THERE WILL BE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THEY WILL BE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION. C.THERE WERE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THERE WERE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION THE DAILY NEWS MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

Jenny a reporter of NBC Channel reported de above story. Later, Mary reported the story to her friends. Fill in the blanks with reported speech: COMPLETE THE BLANKETS Jenny said that _____________ rumors that somebody ____________ a tatue worth more than million dollars, from the Hudson’s house. She explained that the police ______________ give any information about _______________ and the Hudson ____________ _______________ to comment when reporters ___________ _____________ questions- She added that ____________ 7 servants en the Hudson?s house and they _____________ apparently under suspicion. She argued that Bill Matthews __________________ _________________ working on the car in the garage when the police ______________ arrived. Jenny said Bill _________ __________ reporters that 2 detectives from the Crime Squad _______________________ investigating the theft and that the police ____________________________ make an announcement tomorrow.

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