1. Reported Speech
By: Andrés Pellicer
Pablo Olcina

2. TENSES Indirect Speech Direct Speech PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
PAST SIMPLE
FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL)
WOULD
PRESENT CONTIONUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

3. MODALS Indirect speech Direct Speech COULD CAN MIGHT MAY HAD TO
MUST*/ HAVE TO
WOULD
WILL
*MUST doesn’t change when:
it’s negative
Ex: You musn’t tell her our secret
He said that I musn’t tell her our secret
when it expresses a deduction
Ex: He must still be asleep
She said that he must still be asleep

4. TIME EXPRESSIONS
Indirect Speech
Direct Speech
THEN
NOW
TODAY
THAT DAY
TONIGHT
THAT NIGHT
YESTERDAY
THE DAY BEFORE/ THE PREVIOUS DAY
LAST WEEK
THE WEEK BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS WEEK
THE MONTH BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS MONTH
A MONTH AGO
THE FOLLOWING/NEXT DAY/ THE DAY AFTER
TOMORROW
THE FOLLOWING WEEK/ THE WEEK AFTER
NEXT WEEK
THERE
HERE
THAT/ THOSE
THIS/THESE

5. REPORTED SPEECH : BASIC STRUCTURE
TOLD (+ SOMEONE)
SUBJECT
( NOUN,
PRONOUN….)
* THAT + REPORTED STATEMENT
SAID
EXEMPLE:
1- “We know which foods are causing problems behaviour” the doctor said
The doctor said/ told us (that) they knew wich foods were causing problems behaviour

6. EXERCISE
1- “I ’m not feeling very well” said Paco
Paco told me that he wasn’t feeling very well
2- “I lost my wallet last night ” said Pepe
Pepe said he had lost his wallet the night before
3- “ I’ll book your ticket for 7,30” the recepcionist said
The recepcionist said that he would book her ticket for 7,30
There are verbs which give more information about what had happened like claim, answer, agree, apologise, complain, declare, deny, explain, suggest, recommend …
1- “I ’m not feeling very well” said Paco
Paco explained that he wasn’t feeling very well
2- “I lost my wallet last night” said Pepe
Pepe complained that he had lost his wallet the night before
3- “ I’ll book your ticket for 7,30” the recepcionist said
The recepcionist informed that he would book her ticket for 7,30

7. Reporting orders: StructureTo
Not to
Subject + told/order (somebody)
+ infinitive
Exemple:
“Don’t smoke” Benito said
Benito told/ order me not to smoke
Benito demanded me not to smoke
Some verbs are used in reported speech to express our intention. These verbs are: shout, demand, warn, and beg

8. Reported orders:
For orders which are formulated in a polite way, we use ask instead of order or tell. To
Not to
Subject + asked(somebody)
+ infinitive
Exemple:
“Coul you stop smoking, please?” Benito said
Benito asked me to stop smoking

9. Reported questions If it’s a question whose answer is Yes/No
Subject + asked(somebody)
+ if/whether
+ the statement
1- “Can you play the piano?” Juanito said
Juanito asked if I could paly the piano
If it’s a question formulated with WH-
why
what
where
Subject + asked(somebody)
+ the statement
when
how
who
2- “ What is your name?” Jaimito said
Jaimito asked what her name was
3- “Why did you go to the cinema alone?” Juanjo said
Juanjo said why you had gone to the cinema alone

10. He denied that he had read Ellen’s diary
Exercise:
Report what each person said. Complete the sentences with the words below.
Reminded ■ warned ■ suggested ■ asked ■ denied
I didn’t read your diary, Ellen.
He denied that he had read Ellen’s diary
You really shouldn’t swim alone in the sea.
He warned me not to swim alone in the sea
Sally suggested going out that night / that they go out that night
Let’s go out tonight, Sally.
She reminded Tina not to forget to call her that night
Don’t forget to call me tonight, Tina.
Did you understand the joke, Cathy?
He asked Cathy if / whether she had understood the joke

11. Peter said he couldn’t live on his basic salary and (he added) he’d
1. “I can’t live on my basic salary”, said Peter, “I’ll have to offer to do overtime”
Peter said he couldn’t live on his basic salary and (he added) he’d
have to offer to do overtime
2. “Are you going to see him at the airport?”, I asked her “Yes”, she said
I asked her if she was going to see him at the airport and she answered that she was.
3. “ Shall I send it round to your hotel, sir?” The shopassistant asked the tourist
The shopassistant asked if he should send it round to his hotel.
4. “Shall we meet at the theatre?” he said.
He suggested meeting at the theatre/he suggested that they should meet at the theatre.
5. I warn you: “Do not ever touch this!”.
He advised/warned me not to touch that
6. “How disgusting!”, Angela said, “What an awful thing!”
Angela said that it was a disgusting,and awful thing

12. 1- He said that they would keep on fighting until the end
2- He told us to give him freedom
3- He ordered us to raise our hands
4- He predicted that that night was going to be a good night

13. 5- He suggested imagining all the people living life in pecace
6- He demmanded to listen what he said
7- She said that she had a feeling inside and that intuition had always been a women's guide.