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Direct speech Reported speech

Present simple Past simple

 Exams are easier if you revise, the teacher said.

The teacher said that exams were easierif you revised.

Present continuous Past continuous

 Were watching TV, they said. They said that they were watching TV.

be going to (present) be going to (past)

He said, Were going to Londonin May. 

He said that we were going to Londonin May.

Past simple Past perfect  

 I enjoyed the book, I decided. I decided that I had enjoyed the book.

The teacher said that exams wereeasier if you revised.

They said that they were watching TV.

He said that we were going to Londonin May.

I decided that I had enjoyed the book.

Grammar Reported speech

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Direct speech Reported speech

Present perfect Past perfect  Liz said, Theyve gone out.  Liz said that they had gone out.

will / would would

I thought, Ill enjoy the film.  I thought that I would enjoy the film.

can could

 You can take my car, Mum said. Dad said that I could take his car.

must / have to had to

 She must wear a helmet, he said. He said that she had to wear a helmet.

Liz said that they had gone out.

I thought that I would enjoy the film.

Mum said that I could take her car.

He said that she had to wear a helmet.

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´ Reported speech´ Other changes

Personal pronouns: She told me: ³I¶m tired´. She told me that she was tired.

She told me: ³That¶s for you´ She told me that was for me.

Possesives: She told me: ³My house is big´. She told me that her house was big.

Demonstratives: She told me: ³I like these books´. She told me she liked those

books.

Time words: She told me: The exam istomorrow´.

She told me that the exam was thefollowing day.

Place words: She told me: ³The

exam will be here´.She told me that the exam would be there.

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Direct speech Reported speech

 Where does he play tennis? she asked.

 Why can you choose this university? he asked.

 Do you want to study English? the

teacher asked.

He said that we were going to London in

May. Was the film good? Dad asked me. I decided that I had enjoyed the book.

She asked where he played tennis.

He asked why I could choose that university.

The teacher asked if I wanted to study

English.Dad asked me if the film was good.

Grammar Reported questions

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´ Grammar Reported speech´ Suggestions and commands

He told me: ³do this exercise now!´

He told me to do that exercise then.

He told me : ³ don¶t speak any more!´

He told me not to speak any more.

He asked me: ³ help me, please?´

He asked me to help him.

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Exclamations:

He said: ³Thank you!´ He thanked me

He said: ³Welcome!´ He welcomed me.

He said: ³Happy Christmas!´ He wished me a happy Christmas.

He said: ³Congratulations!´ He congratulated me.

He said: ³Liar!´ He called me a liar .

He said: ³Yes!´ He agreed. / He said he did

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Special cases:

say / tellHe said that everything was OK.

He said to me that everything was OK

He told me that everything was OK.

suggest

He suggested going to the cinema.

He suggested that we could go to the

cinema

apologize for / thank for + gerund

He apologized for being late

He thanked for coming soon

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Other reporting verbs:

Statements

Q esti ns

Verb + that

Claim

 Admit

Explain

Insist

 Agree

C mplain

DenyReply

Verb + infinitive

Offer 

Ref se

 Agree

Pr mise

Want t kn w

W nder  

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1.- ³I¶m sure she is my best friend´, he said.He said that he was sure she was his best friend.

2.- ³When did you do this exam?, the teacher asked her.

The teacher asked her when she had done that exam.

3.- She suggested eating in that restaurant.

³Why don¶t we eat in this testaurant?, she said.

4.- ³Don¶t tell me any more lies, please!´, she said to me.

She asked me not to tell her any more lies.

5.- He told me that my sister was working with him.

He told me: ³your sister is working with me´.