Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

REPORTED SPEECH. Transformations in reported speech: Mind tense changes!!! 1.“I know his address!” 2.“I can help you”. 3.“We are proud of your work”.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "REPORTED SPEECH. Transformations in reported speech: Mind tense changes!!! 1.“I know his address!” 2.“I can help you”. 3.“We are proud of your work”."— Presentation transcript:

1 REPORTED SPEECH

2 Transformations in reported speech: Mind tense changes!!! 1.“I know his address!” 2.“I can help you”. 3.“We are proud of your work”. 4.“He bought this last week”. 5.“She is reading in her room”. 6.“They have paid for the goods in time”. 1.He said (that) he knew his address. 2.She said she could help me. 3.They said they were proud of our work. 4.She told me he had bought it previous week. 5.He said she was reading in her room. 6.He said they had paid for the goods in time. The rule : Present Simple Past Simple Present Continuous Past Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect Will would Can could

3 Questions in reported speech: Mind tense changes and word order changes!!! 1.“Where do you live?” 2.“How old is your sister?” 3.“Why did you buy it?” 4.“How long are they staying here?” 5.“What have you decided?” BUT!!! Do you know the answer? Are you planning to go to Riga? Did he complete the task yesterday? Have you started the new line? Can you help me with this task? 1.He asked me where I lived. 2.He asked me how old my sister was. 3.He asked me why I had bought it. 4.She asked me how long they were staying there. 5.She asked me what we had decided. She asked me if I knew the answer. He asked me if we were planning to go to Riga. She asked me if he had completed the task the day before. She asked me if we had started the new line. He asked me if I could help him with that task.


Download ppt "REPORTED SPEECH. Transformations in reported speech: Mind tense changes!!! 1.“I know his address!” 2.“I can help you”. 3.“We are proud of your work”."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google