Reported Speech Автор: Бессонова Алла Леонтьевна учитель английского языка, МКОУ «СОШ 10» г.Нижняя Салда

Reported speech We use reported speech when we are saying what other people say, think or believe. Direct Speech He says, I phone my friends every day. Reported Speech He says (that) he phones his friends every day.

REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS) without tense changes with tense changes

REPORTED SPEECH WITHOUT TENSE CHANGES

Reported speech without tense changes When we are reporting somebodys words a short time after they were said. Its quite cold, said Harry. Harry just said (that) its quite cold.

Reported speech without tense changes When we are reporting a scientific fact. Light from the sun takes eight minutes to reach us, the professor said. The professor said (that) light from the sun takes eight minutes to reach us.

Reported speech without tense changes When we are reporting something which is still true. I have a cousin in America, Mr Wood said. Mr Wood said (that) he has a cousin in America.

Reported speech without tense changes When we use a reporting verb in the present tense. I am going to the party tonight, Jane says. Jane says (that) she is going to the party tonight.

Reported speech without tense changes When we are reporting somebodys words a short time after they were said. When we are reporting a scientific fact. When we are reporting something which is still true. When we use a reporting verb in the present tense.

REPORTED SPEECH WITH TENSE CHANGES We usually have to change the tense if the reporting verb is in the past.

Present Simple I hungry. Past Simple He said (that) he hungry. am was

Present Continuous I a letter. Past Continuous He said (that) he a letter. am writing was writing

Present Perfect I my room. Past Perfect He said (that) he his room. have cleaned had cleaned

Present Perfect Continuous She all day. Past Perfect Continuous He said (that) she all day. has been waiting had been waiting

Past Simple I $12 for the video. Past Perfect He said (that) he $12 for the video. paid had paid

Past Continuous We about football. Past Perfect Continuous He said (that) they about football. were talking had been talking

Direct SpeechReported speech Present SimplePast Simple Present ContinuousPast Continuous Present PerfectPast Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Past SimplePast Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

OTHER CHANGES IN REPORTED SPEECH We sometimes have to change other words, such as pronouns, words that refer to the time and place, some modal verbs.

Direct SpeechReported speech now today yesterday tomorrow last week next week ago here this these then, at that moment that day the day before, the previous day the next/following day the week before, the previous week the week after, the following week before there that those

Modal verbs Shall should Will would Can could Must had to May might

Reporting verbs agree, claim, offer, promise, refuse + to-infinitive advise, allow, ask, order, warn + smb + to-infinitive accuse smb of, apologise for, deny, insist on, suggest + -ing form

Dont Forget! to say smth to smb to tell smb smth

BIBLIOGRAPHY Дроздова Т.Ю., Берестова А.И., Маилова В.Г. English Grammar: Reference and Practice:учебное пособие для старшеклассников школ и гимназий, студентов неязыковых вузов с углубленным изучением английского языка.- СПб.:ООО Издательство «Химера»,2000 Raymond Murphy. English Grammar in Use.- Cambridge University Press, 2002 Вербицкая М., Малколм Манн, Стив Тейлор-Ноулз. Учебное пособие для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку: Грамматика и лексика.- MACMILLAN, 2009

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