Reported Speeches

Reported Speeches

1. Direct Speeches

   • it tell us the exact speech of person that talk
   • Examples
     • (Kelly said) My mother told me: "I need to work now"
     • (Charles said) Junior told me: "I need to read Memorias do Subsolo"
     • (Joana said) Maria told me: "I study in Minds school"

2. Indirect Speeches

   • Examples
     • My mother told me she needed to work them
     • Junior told me he needed to read Memorias do Subsolo
     • Maria told me she studied in Minds school
   • it tell us the indirect speech of person that talk

3. Is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before

4. Main Rules

   • Simple Present => Simple Past
     • Robert told Katy: I have to work today => He had to work today
     • Katy told Robert: I am a business woman => She was a business woman
   • Present Continuos => Was / Were + Ing
     • Robert told Katy: I am studying english now => He was studying english them
     • Katy told Robert: I am working now => She was working them
   • Simple Past => Had + Past Participle
     • Robert told Katy: I worked yesterday => He had worked the day before
     • Katy told Robert: I went to the cinema last weekend => She had gone to the cinema the weekend before
   • Present Perfect => Had + Past Participle
     • Robert told Katy: Emily has travelled to Rome 2 years ago => Emily had travelled to Rome two years before
     • Robert told Katy: Charles has studied English 6 months ago => Charles had studied English 6 months before
   • Will => Would
     • Robert told Katy: I will visit you next month => He would visit her the month after
     • Katy told Robert: I will go to Paraíba next week => She would go to Paraíba the following week
   • Can => Could
     • Robert told Katy: I can't visit you => He couldn't visit her
     • Katy told Robert: I can cook well => She could cook well
   • Imperative => Infinitive (To + Verb)
     • Robert told Katy: Call me tomorrow => To call her the next
     • Katy told Robert: Go there! => To go there!

5. Expressions of Time

   • This _____ => That _____
     • He said "I want this" => He said he wanted that
     • She said, "I love all this" => She said she loved all that
   • Today => That Day
     • He said, "I go to the gym today" => He said he went to the gym that day
     • She said, "I eat pasta today" => She said she ate pasta that day
   • These (days) / Recently => Those (days)
     • He said, "I haven't seen Charles these days" => He said he hadn't seen Charles those days
     • She said, "I call the 911 these days" => She said she called 911 those days
   • Now => Then
     • He said, "I need to study now" => He said he needed to study then
     • She said, "I am very hungry now" => She said she was very hungry then
   • Here => There
     • He said, "I have stayed here" => He said he had stayed there
     • She said, "My mother needs to me here" => She said her mother needed to her there
   • Next _____ => The Following _____ / The _____ Later
     • He said, "I will go to my house next month" => He said that he would go to his house the following month
     • She said, "I will eat that restaurant next week" => She said she would eat that restaurant the week later
   • Tomorrow => The Next / Following Day
     • He said, "I will buy the newspaper tomorrow" => He said he would buy the newspaper the next
     • She said, "I will go to my mother's home tomorrow" => She said she would go to her mother's home the following day
   • Last Weekend => The Weekend Before / The Previous Weekend
     • He said "I went to the cinema last weekend" => He said he had gone to the cinema the weekend before
     • She said "I made a speak test last weekend" => She said she had made a speak test the previous weekend
   • Yesterday => The Day Before / The Previous Day
     • He said, "I was in the doctor yesterday" => He said he had been in the doctor the day before
     • She said, "I went to church yesterday" => She said she had gone to church the previous day
   • _____ ago / _____ before
     • He said, "I have listened rock 10 years ago" => He said he had listened rock 10 years before
     • She said, "I haven't seen my parents 2 years ago" => She said she hadn't seen her parents 2 years before

6. Questions

   • It tell us the direct/indirect speech in question format
   • Questions With Question Words
     • When
       • John asked Mary: "When you go to home?" => When she went to home
       • Mary asked John: "When you make the speak test?" => When he made the speak test
     • Why
       • John asked Mary: "Why do you like to eat pasta every day?" => Why she did like to eat pasta every day
       • Mary asked John: "Why don't you run tomorrow?" => Why didn't he run the following day
     • Where
     • How
     • With Whom
   • Questions With Verb Tenses
     • Simple Present => Simple Past
       • Mary asked John: "Do you want to get married?" => If he wanted to get married
       • John asked Mary: "Do you want to go with me?" => If she wanted to go with him
     • Present Continuous => Past Continuous
       • Mary asked John: "What are you doing now?" => What he was doing them
       • John asked Mary, "What are you going today?" => What she was going that day
     • Simple Past => Past Perfect
       • Mary asked John: How did Robert propose?" => How Robert had proposed
       • John asked Mary: Where were you last night? => Where she had been the night before
     • Present Perfect => Past Perfect
       • Mary asked John: "How long have you been together?" => How long they had been together
       • John asked Mary: "How long have you stayed in London?" => How long she had stayed in London
     • Can => Could
       • Mary asked John: "Can you help me with my english?" => If he could help her with her english
       • John asked Mary: "Can you play the drums?" => If she could play the drums
     • Will => Would
       • Mary asked John: "When will you mary?" => When he would mary
       • John asked Mary: "When will you travel to João Pessoa?" => When she would travel to João Pessoa