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What and when is Reported Speech used? Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech Reporting different types of sentences
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HE SAID YOU WERE THE MOST BEAUTIFIL GIRL HE HAD EVER SEEN. You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen! What did he say?
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Reported speech is used to express what others have said. It is also useful when you are writing a paper to summarize what different author have said. In spoken discourse there are certain rules to follow. 1. What and when is Reported Speech used?
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2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech 2.1 Personal Pronouns Direct Speech Reported Speech Ihe / she YouI/he/she/you/they He/She/It WeThey Eg. I want to go home. He/She said he/she wanted to go home. Eg. You need to study. She told me I needed to study Eg. We want some fruit. He said they wanted some fruit.
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2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech Direct SpeechIndirect Speech Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Simple Past Simple/Perfect Future Will Would + Bare Infinitive Can Shall Must Could Should Had to 2.2 Verb Tenses
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2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech 2.2 Verb Tenses Direct SpeechReported Speech Present Simple I live in USA. Past Simple He said he lived in USA Present Continuous You are living in USA. Past Continuous He said Present Perfect We have lived in USA. Past Perfect He said Past Simple They lived in USA Past Perfect He said Future Will We will live in USA Would+BI He said Can I can live in USA Could He said Shall We shall live in USA Should He said Must They must live in USA Had to He said
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2. Rules to change sentences from the Direct to Indirect Speech 2.3 Time and Place Expressions Direct SpeechReported Speech This (evening)That (evening) Today / this dayThat day These (days)Those (days) NowThen (a week) ago(a week) before Last (week) The previous week The week before HereThere Next (week)The following week TomorrowThe next/the following day
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3. Reporting different types of sentences 3.1 Commands Direct SpeechReported Speech Peter says to Tom: “Do your work!” Peter said Tom to do his work. Affirmative Peter says to Tom: “Don’t do your work!” Peter said Tom not to do his work. Negative
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3. Reporting different types of sentences 3.2 Questions Types of Questions Direct SpeechReported Speech Yes/No questions Peter: "Do you play football?" Peter asked me whether (if) I played football. Questions with question words Peter: "When do you play football?" Peter asked me when I played football
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3. Reporting different types of sentences 3.3 Sentences Direct SpeechReported Speech Peter: "I worked in the garden yesterday." Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before Emily: "My teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow Emily said that her teacher would go to Leipzig the next/following day
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