Reported Speech Sami_lahiji@yahoo.com Backpack6.C unit 9

Reported Speech In quoted speech, someone’s exact words are repeated. Quotation marks enclose his or her words. Mary: “I love science fiction movies.” Bill: “My sister Ana likes science fiction movies, too.”

Reported Speech   In reported speech, someone’s words are described using said. No quotation marks are used. Some changes are made. Mary said she loved science fiction movies. Bill said his sister Ana liked science fiction movies, too.

Reported Speech If the original statements is in the present, the verb is changed to the past. Pronouns or possessive adjectives change person. Sue: “I like romantic comedies.”  Sue said she liked romantic comedies. Joe: “My brother likes action films.”  Joe said his brother liked action films.

Reported Speech If the original statement is in the past, often the verb is not changed. (In very formal speech, it can change to the past perfect.)Pronouns or possessive adjectives change person. Ken: “I hated that comedy.”  Ken said he hated that comedy. Pat: “My friends loved that comedy.”  Pat said her friends loved that comedy.

Reported Speech If the original statement is in the present perfect, the verb changes to the past perfect. Pronouns or possessive adjectives change person. To change the present perfect to the past perfect, change have/has to had. Pam: “I have seen that movie 3 times.” Pam said she had seen that movie 3 times. Tim: “I haven’t seen that movie yet.” Tim said he hadn’t seen that movie yet. Dad: “We haven’t gone to the movies in years.” Dad said they hadn’t gone to the movies in years.

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