1. Reported Speech What and when is Reported Speech used?
Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech
Reporting different types of sentences

2. You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!
Reported Speech
You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!
What did he say?
HE SAID YOU WERE THE MOST BEAUTIFIL GIRL HE HAD EVER SEEN.

3. Reported Speech
1. What and when is Reported Speech used?
Reported speech is used to express what others have said.
It is also useful when you are writing a paper to summarize
what different author have said.
In spoken discourse there are certain rules to follow.

4. Reported Speech
2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech
2.1 Personal Pronouns
Direct
Speech
Reported I
he / she
You
I/he/she/you/they
He/She/It We
They
Eg. I want to go home.
He/She said he/she wanted to go home.
Eg. You need to study.
She told me I needed to study
Eg. We want some fruit.
He said they wanted some fruit.

5. Would + Bare Infinitive
Reported Speech
2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech
2.2 Verb Tenses
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Simple/Perfect
Future Will
Would + Bare Infinitive
Can
Shall
Must
Could
Should
Had to

6. Reported Speech
2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech
2.2 Verb Tenses
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Present Simple
I live in USA.
Past Simple
He said he lived in USA
Present Continuous
You are living in USA.
Past Continuous
He said
Present Perfect
We have lived in USA.
Past Perfect
They lived in USA
Future Will
We will live in USA
Would+BI
Can
I can live in USA
Could
Shall
We shall live in USA
Should
Must
They must live in USA
Had to

7. 2.3 Time and Place Expressions
Reported Speech
2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech
2.3 Time and Place Expressions
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
This (evening)
That (evening)
Today / this day
That day
These (days)
Those (days)
Now
Then
(a week) ago
(a week) before
Last (week)
The previous week
The week before
Here
There
Next (week)
The following week
Tomorrow
The next/the following day

8. Reported Speech 3. Reporting different types of sentences 3.1 Commands
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Peter says to Tom: “Do your work”
Peter said Tom to do his work
Affirmative
Peter says to Tom: “Don’t do your work”
Peter said Tom not to do his work
Negative

9. Reported Speech 3. Reporting different types of sentences
3.2 Questions
Types of Questions
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Yes/No questions
Peter: "Do you play football?"
Peter asked me whether (if) I played football.
Question with question words
Peter: "When do you play football?"
Peter asked me when I played football

10. Emily said that her teacher would go to Leipzig the next/following day
Reported Speech
3. Reporting different types of sentences
3.3 Sentences
Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Peter: "I worked in the garden yesterday."
Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before
Emily: "My teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow
Emily said that her teacher would go to Leipzig the next/following day