1. REPORTED SPEECH Nepřímá řeč

2. What do we need REPORTED SPEECH for?  to retell what somebody said / asked / advised / ordered... so that we could pass on important pieces of information Jerry told me Ann had bought a new lipstick. I learned my parents were going to work in a circus. My best friend announced she was pregnant with my husband. Sarah said Jane looked awful in that flowery dress.

3. How do we form REPORTED SPEECH ? DIRECT SPEECH: “Ann’s bought a new lipstick,” Jerry told me. REPORTED SPEECH: Jerry told me that Subject + reporting verb + (that) + tense change “Ann’s bought a new lipstick,” Ann had bought a new lipstick.

4. REPORTING VERBS => to introduce reported speech we can use different verbs say => said tell => told ask => asked answer => answered reply => replied announce => announced report => reported … reporting verbs are in the past tense REMEMBER !!! say something tell somebody

5. Common verb form changes Present Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

6. Common verb form changes Present SimplePast Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

7. Common verb form changes Present Simple “We hate reported speech,” my students said. Past Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

8. Common verb form changes Present Simple “We hate reported speech,” my students said. Past Simple My students said they hated reported speech. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

9. Common verb form changes Present Simple “We hate reported speech,” my students said. “I can’t stand her terrible accent,” he said. Past Simple My students said they hated reported speech. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

10. Common verb form changes Present Simple “We hate reported speech,” my students said. “I can’t stand her terrible accent,” he said. Past Simple My students said they hated reported speech. He said he couldn’t stand her terrible accent. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

11. Common verb form changes Present Continuous DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

12. Common verb form changes Present ContinuousPast Continuous DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

13. Common verb form changes Present Continuous “I’m planning to quit the school,” he told his mum. Past Continuous DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

14. Common verb form changes Present Continuous “I’m planning to quit the school,” he told his mum. Past Continuous He told his mum he was planning to quit the school. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

15. Common verb form changes Present Continuous “I’m planning to quit the school,” he told his mum. “You aren’t listening to me,” she shouted at her dog. Past Continuous He told his mum he was planning to quit the school. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

16. Common verb form changes Present Continuous “I’m planning to quit the school,” he told his mum. “You aren’t listening to me,” she shouted at her dog. Past Continuous He told his mum he was planning to quit the school. She shouted at her dog it wasn’t listening to her. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

17. Common verb form changes Present Perfect DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

18. Common verb form changes Present PerfectPast Perfect DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

19. Common verb form changes Present Perfect “I’ve learnt Hamlet by heart,” she said. Past Perfect DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

20. Common verb form changes Present Perfect “I’ve learnt Hamlet by heart,” she said. Past Perfect She said she had learnt Hamlet by heart. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

21. Common verb form changes Present Perfect “I’ve learnt Hamlet by heart,” she said. “We’ve been driving her crazy for a long time,” they admitted. Past Perfect She said she had learnt Hamlet by heart. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

22. Common verb form changes Present Perfect “I’ve learnt Hamlet by heart,” she said. “We’ve been driving her crazy for a long time,” they admitted. Past Perfect She said she had learnt Hamlet by heart. They admitted they had been driving her crazy for a long time. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

23. Common verb form changes Past Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

24. Common verb form changes Past SimplePast Perfect Simple Past Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

25. Common verb form changes Past Simple “I robbed two banks last week,” he boasted. Past Perfect Simple Past Simple DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

26. Common verb form changes Past Simple “I robbed two banks last week,” he boasted. Past Perfect Simple Past Simple He boasted he had robbed two banks last week. He boasted he robbed two banks last week. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

27. Common verb form changes be going to DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

28. Common verb form changes be going towas/were going to DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

29. Common verb form changes be going to “I’m not going to buy Christmas presents for anybody,” he told his mum. was/were going to DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

30. Common verb form changes be going to “I’m not going to buy Christmas presents for anybody,” he told his mum. was/were going to He told his mum he wasn’t going to buy Christmas presents for anybody. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

31. Common verb form changes will DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

32. Common verb form changes willwould DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

33. Common verb form changes will can would DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

34. Common verb form changes will can would could DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

35. Common verb form changes will can shall would could DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

36. Common verb form changes will can shall would could should DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

37. Common verb form changes will can shall “I won’t/can’t tell you everything,” she said. would could should DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

38. Common verb form changes will can shall “I won’t/can’t tell you everything,” she said. would could should She said she wouldn’t/ couldn’t tell me everything. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

39. Common verb form changes must DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

40. Common verb form changes musthad to must DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

41. Common verb form changes must “We must leave soon,” they said. had to must DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

42. Common verb form changes must “We must leave soon,” they said. had to must They said they had to/must leave soon. DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

43. How do we form YES/NO REPORTED QUESTIONS? DIRECT SPEECH: “Are you proud of being Czech?” the teacher asked. REPORTED SPEECH: The teacher asked if we were proud of being Czech. Subject + reporting verb + if/whether + tense change “Are you proud of being Czech?” if we were proud of being Czech.

44. How do we form WH-REPORTED QUESTIONS? DIRECT SPEECH: “What time are you meeting the president?” the reporter asked. REPORTED SPEECH: The reporter asked what time I was meeting the president. Subject + reporting verb + question word + tense change “What time are you meeting the president?” what time I was meeting the president.

45. REPORTED QUESTIONS REMEMBER !!! The word order of a reported question is the same as the word order of an affirmative sentence! I asked him what the time was. He didn’t know if she was going to fire him.

46. How do we report IMPERATIVES? DIRECT SPEECH: “Be more careful,” mum told me. “Don’t forget to phone me!” REPORTED SPEECH: Mum told me to be more careful. He told me not to forget to call him. Subject + told + object + (not) + infinitive with to

47. How do we report REQUESTS? DIRECT SPEECH: “Can you come on Wednesday evening?” she asked. “Will you pick me up at the airport?” he asked her. REPORTED SPEECH: She asked me to come on Wednesday evening. He asked her to pick him up at the airport. Subject + asked + object + (not) + infinitive with to

48. Common pronouns changes I we mine my myself me/you us ours he, she they his, hers his, her himself, herself him/her them theirs DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

49. Time references changes now at the moment two days ago today tonight tomorrow yesterday last night then, at that time at that moment two days before that day that night the following day the day before the night before DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

50. Place references changes here this place these places there that place those place DIRECT SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

51. We do not change the verb form when  the reporting verb is in the present tense “I understand everything.” He says he understands everything.  we report on something that is always true He didn’t believe the moon goes round the earth.

52. Change these quotations into reported speech “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” (Albert Einstein)

53. Change these quotations into reported speech “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” (Albert Einstein)  Albert Einstein said it was a miracle that curiosity survived formal education.

54. Change these quotations into reported speech “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” (Albert Einstein)  Albert Einstein said it was a miracle that curiosity survived formal education. “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” (Sir Winston Churchill)

55. Change these quotations into reported speech “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” (Albert Einstein)  Albert Einstein said it was a miracle that curiosity survived formal education. “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” (Sir Winston Churchill)  Sir Winston Churchill mentioned history would be kind to him for he intended to write it.

56. Change these quotations into reported speech “A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.” (Oscar Wilde)

57. Change these quotations into reported speech “A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.” (Oscar Wilde)  Oscar Wilde said that a man could be happy with any woman as long as he didn’t love her.

58. Change these quotations into reported speech “A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.” (Oscar Wilde)  Oscar Wilde said that a man could be happy with any woman as long as he didn’t love her. “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” (Charles de Gaulle)

59. Change these quotations into reported speech “A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.” (Oscar Wilde)  Oscar Wilde said that a man could be happy with any woman as long as he didn’t love her. “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” (Charles de Gaulle)  Charles de Gaulle said that the better he got to know men, the more he found himself loving dogs.