Reported Speech

1. Reported Speech

2.

3. SAY TELL

SAY
say (said) that
Peter said (that) he liked fish.
say (said)+ to
Peter said to me (that) he liked fish.
TELL
tell somebody (that)
Peter told me (that) he liked fish.

4.

Если глагол в главном
предложении употребляется в
Present Simple, то и в
придаточном предложении
время сказуемого не меняется.
Если глагол в главном
предложении употребляется в Past
Simple, то и в придаточном
предложении время сказуемого
меняется.
Pete says,`Sam likes fish`. –
Pete says (that) Sam likes fish.
Pete said,`Sam likes fish`. –
Pete said (that) Sam liked fish.
Sally says, `I bought a new bag
yesterday`. Sally says (that) she bought a new
book yesterday.
Sally said, `I bought a new bag
yesterday`. –
Sally said (that) she had bought a
new bag the day before.

5. Shift of Tenses

Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
will
can
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
would
could

6. Changes of expressions

now
today
yesterday
then / at that time
that day
the day before
ago
last night
last week
tomorrow
next week
this
these
here
before
the night before
the week before / the previous week
the next day / the following day
the week after/the following week
that
those
there

7. Reported Questions

Yes/No- questions (General Questions)
if/whether
John asked me,` Do you often watch
serials? – John asked me if I often
watched serials.
Molly asked my sister,` Have you read
this book?` - Molly asked my sister
whether she had read that book.
Wh- questions (Special Questions)
Harry asked me, ‘What books do you
read?` - Harry asked me what books I
read.
Jill asked her mum, 'Where are you
going?` - Jill asked her mum where
she was going.

8. Imperatives

told
`Read this text`, said the teacher.The teacher told to read that text.
`Don`t cross the road here, said
the traffic warden to us. – The
traffic warden told us not to cross
the road there.
asked
`Help me with Maths, please, asked
my sister. –
My sister asked me to help her with
maths.

9. Synonyms

STATEMENTS
Advise
Persuade
Announce
Inform
Thank
Congratulate
QUESTIONS
Ask
Want to know
Would like to know
Be interested
Wonder
IMPERATIVES
Order
Beg
Advise
Suggest
Apologize

10.

Kate said to me, 'Excuse me, I`ve
lost your card`.
Kate apologized for losing my card.
Mum said to me, `You should eat
more fruit`.
Mum advised me to eat more fruit.
`What are you reading? ` my
friend asked me.
My friend wanted to know what I
was reading.

11.

Change the sentences into Reported speech
1. “I’m going to the seaside soon,” she said.
2. “Does this bus stop next station?” asked Helen.
3. He asked her,”Are you working now?”
4. The teacher asked,”Can you play the piano?”
5. I asked her, ”Why are you late?”
6. “Who has broken the window?” the teacher asked.
7. “Look at this paper” he said.
8. “Don’t go alone in the evening,” she said.