Reported Speech

Statement (+/-)

Yes-No

Strong Order

Wh-

Soft Order

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

'I'm ill', Ana said.

Ana said that she was ill. (that is optional)

'Are you ill today?', Anna asked me. (?)

Ana asked me how I was. (+) (we use the word in the question) Ex: How

'How are you?', Anna asked me. (?)

Shut up!

Can you shut up please? (?)

Anna asked me if I was ill that day. (+)

Ana told me to shut up.

Ana asked me to shut up. (me, you... obligatory.)

declare, suggest, explain, insist, say, recommend --------------------) verb + that clause (He declared that he loved her.)

invite, order, tell --------------------) verb + object + to + infinitive (He told her to sit down.)

agree, offer, promise --------------------) verb + to + infinitive (She offered to pay for the tickets.)

apologize, suggest --------------------) verb + gerund (She apologized for being late.)

Reporting Verbs