2. n Indirect speech or reported speech reports what a speaker said without using the exact words. n In reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past.

3. Examples: n He said, “I live in Honduras.”  He said that he lived in Honduras.

4. n “It is a beautiful dress,” she said. n She told her that is was a beautiful dress. n He said, “ I speak English.” n He said that he spoke English.

5. Tense Change…

6. Direct Speech Reported Speech  Simple Present  Simple Past -Marta said, “It is hot.” -Marta said that it was hot. -”I am a lucky person,” he said.He said that he was a lucky person.  Simple Past  Past Perfect They said, “we were at work.”They said that they had been at work -Tom said, “I went to the mall.”Tom said that he had gone to the mall.  Present Perfect  Past perfect -”She has been at home today.”She said she had been at home today -John said, “I have learn to write.”John said that he had learn to write.

7.  Past Perfect He said, “ I hadn’t eaten this before.” He said he hadn’t eaten this before.  Future Will  Simple Conditional “Would” - Caro said, “I will be 19 years old next Monday.” -Caro said that he would be 19 years old next Monday. - “I will be happy”, she said. - She said she would be happy.

8. Modals Change… Direct SpeechIndirect Speech  Can Examples: - She said, “ I can go to the party tonight.” - They said to me, “you can do it.”  Could Examples: -She said she could go to the party that night. -They said to me that I could do it.  May Examples: - “May I sleep,” he said. -The kids said, “we may go to school everyday.”  Might Examples: -He said he might sleep. -The kids said they might go to school everyday.  Might Examples: -“You might go to church.”  Might Examples: -She said that I might go to church.

10. Practice… 1. "I take English classes at Ulacit College." He said that… He said that… 2. "I am practicing how to write a formal paragraph." He said that… He said that… 3. "I have already written this paragraph four times." He said that… He said that… 4."I really wanted to drop my English class." He said that… He said that… 5."I had made too many mistakes to continue." He said that… He said that… 6. "I am not going to give up yet." He said that… He said that…

11. 7. "I have to get a scholarship for college." He said that … He said that … 8. "I must support myself after college graduation." He said that … He said that … 9. "I cannot continue to depend on my parents." He said that … He said that … 10."I might have to work full time and go to school part time." He said that … He said that …