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1 Reported Speech Reporting verb in the present tense:
Nothing changes from direct to indirect speech except pronouns and adverbs (I he/she, our  their, here  there etc.) „Their cars are too small“  He says that their cars are too small. „I have been over there for one wet spring“  He says that he has been over there for one wet spring.

2 Reporting verb in the past tense
When the reporting verb is in the past, the tense of the verb in direct speech usually changes. Present simple  past simple go  went Present progressive  past progressive I am going  I was going Will future  would present I will travel  I would travel Perfect  past perfect I have gone  I had gone Past simple  past perfect I went  I had gone

3 Other changes: I  he/she We  they Today  that day Yesterday  the day before Tomorrow  the next/following day Here there This that These  those

4 Clare: „I never went to Ibiza again“.
Claire said that…. she had never gone to Ibiza again. Bernhard: „I prefer to stay at home in Manchester“ Bernhard said that… he preferred to stay at home. Diane: „The best holiday I‘ve ever had was in Mexico. Diane said that… the best holiday she had ever had had been in Mexico.

5 Report the following sentences, avoid using „say“ or „tell“!
1 Sue: „I have made a mistake, I am sorry!“ Sue admitted that she had made a mistake and said that she was sorry. 2 Marc and Betty: „We are going to get married!“ Marc and Betty announced that they were going to get married. 3 Mary: „I will help you, everything will be ok!“ Mary assured me that she would help me and that everything would be ok.

6 4 Marc: „please, please, please come to my party tomorrow!“
Marc begged me to come to his party the next day. 5 Marc: „I am the world‘s best swimmer, I have always been and I always will!“ Marc claimed that he was the world‘s best swimmer, that he had always been and always would. 6 Students: „the test was much too difficult!“ The students complained that the test had been much too difficult. 7 Mr. Sorry: „I am so sorry, the accident was my fault!“ Mr. Sorry apologized and confessed that the accident had been his fault. 8 Thief: „I did not steal the bag!“ The thief denied that he had stolen the bag.

7 ME: „The picture is nice“
SHE: „No, it is not!“ I claimed that the picture was nice, but she disagreed. ME: „You‘re so wrong! You‘re so absolutely wrong!“ I insisted that she was wrong. SHE: „By the way, I have been there, too!“ She mentioned that she had been thee, too. HE: „Let‘s leave immediately!“ He proposed leaving immediately. ME: „I am really sorry for what I have done!“ I regretted what I had done.

8 ME: „I am innocent! I am innocent! I am innocent!“
I stressed that I was innocent. SHE: „If you say one more word, I‘ll leave immediately!“ She threatened that she would leave immediately if I said one more word. HE: „Don‘t say another word!“ He warned me to say another word.


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