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REPORTED SPEECH
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WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY WHAT ANOTHER PERSON SAID BEFORE, YOU CAN USE THAT PERSON’S OWN WORDS, AND IT IS CALLED: DIRECT SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH A QUOTATION A QUOTATION
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YOU CAN REPORT WHAT THE OTHER PERSON SAID, USING YOUR OWN WORDS. IT IS CALLED: INDIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Tom: “I love you.” Tom: “I love you.” Tom said that he loved her. Tom said that he loved her.
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TELL OR SAY? WHEN WE WANT TO MENTION THE HEARER, WE USE: WHEN WE WANT TO MENTION THE HEARER, WE USE:TELL WHEN WE DO NOT WANT TO MENTION THE HEARER, WE USE WHEN WE DO NOT WANT TO MENTION THE HEARER, WE USESAY
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WE DON’T HAVE TO ADD “THAT” AFTER TELL OR SAY IF WE DON’T WANT TO BUT IN __________ TEXTS IT IS BETTER TO DO THAT BUT IN __________ TEXTS IT IS BETTER TO DO THATFORMAL
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OTHER REPORTING CLAUSES: WE CAN USE A CLAUSE WITH THAT WITH THE FOLLOWING VERBS AND THEY ARE USED LIKE SAY AND TELL
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WHAT VERBS ARE THEY? A A A I P R S W
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THEY ARE: ADMIT ADMIT ADVISE ADVISE AGREE AGREE INSIST INSIST PROMISE PROMISE REMIND REMIND SUGGEST SUGGEST WARN WARN
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CHANGES WHEN WE USE REPORTED SPEECH, SOME CHANGES TAKE PLACE: WHEN WE USE REPORTED SPEECH, SOME CHANGES TAKE PLACE: - PERSON - TIME/PLACE - VERB TENSES
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CHANGES OF TIME NOW – ˃ THEN THEN TODAY – ˃ THAT DAY YESTERDAY – ˃ THAT DAY BEFORE THE PREVIOUS DAY TOMORROW – ˃ THE NEXT DAY THE FOLLOWING DAY
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TENSE CHANGES PRESENT SIMPLE – ˃ PAST SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE He is tired. He was tired. PRESENT PERFECT – ˃ PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT He has eaten. He had eaten.
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS – ˃ PAST CONT. He is playing. He was playing. FUTURE SIMPLE – ˃ CONDITIONAL He will go. He would go.
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CAN – ˃ COULD MUST – ˃ HAD TO PAST SIMPLE – ˃ PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT
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MODAL VERBS WHICH DON’T CHANGE CSWMO
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COULDSHOULDWOULDMIGHT OUGHT TO
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QUESTIONS DO WE USE AUXILIARIES IN REPORTED SPEECH QUESTIONS? DO WE USE AUXILIARIES IN REPORTED SPEECH QUESTIONS?
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FORM A QUESTION: Are you coming with us? Reported speech: He wanted to know if I was going/coming with them.
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QUESTIONS THE WORD ORDER IN REPORTED QUESTIONS IS THE SAME AS: THE WORD ORDER IN REPORTED QUESTIONS IS THE SAME AS: IN A POSITIVE SENTENCE He asked me if I had some money.
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