1. Reported Speech

2. Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
I am very happy today.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

3. We use reported speech to talk about what someone said.

4. When we report a statement, we have to:

5. take away the quotation marks
e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher.
 The teacher said (that) some students were talking.

6. change the tense simple present  simple past present continuous
 past continuous
e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
 Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher.
 The teacher said (that) some students were talking.

7. change the pronouns I/you we/you  they  he/she me/you us/you
 him/her
 them
my/your
our/your
 his/her
 their
mine/yours
 his/hers
ours/yours
 theirs
e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
 Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

8. change the time words  that day yesterday  the day before tomorrow
today
 that day
yesterday
 the day before
tomorrow
 the following day
e.g. ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
 Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.

9. How many people are there in your family?
Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.

10. When we report a question, we have to:
take away the quotation marks
change the tense
change the pronouns
change the time words

11. We also have to:
change the question mark to a full stop
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray.
 Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.

12. e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray.
change the order of words
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray.
 Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.