REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

1. QUESTIONS

   • We do not use the auxilary verb do in reported questions.
     • Do you like vegetables?- he asked me if i liked vegetables.
   • there is no inversion of subject and verb in reported question
     • where are you? - he asked me where i was
   • when there is no question word( who, what, where etc) we use if or whether.
     • is that your car? - he asked me if that was my car

2. STATEMENTS

   • Verb tenses. One step back in the past.
     • Present Simple - Past Simple
       • Present Continuous - Past Continuous
         • Past simple - Past perfect continuous
           • Present Perfect Continuous - Past Perfect Continuous
             • will - would
               • must - must/had to
                 • can - could
                   • may/might - might
                     • maybe i have made a mistake- he said he might had made a mistake
                   • i can play the piano this afternoon- he said he could play the piano that afternoon
                 • i must do my homework for tomorrow- he said that he mus do his homework for tomorrow
               • i will play tennis tomorrow- he said he would play tennis the next day
             • i have been playing tennis for 2 hours- he said he had been playing tennis for 2 hours
           • i played tennis yesterday- he said he had played tennis yesterday
         • i am playing tennis- he said he was playing tennis
       • "I like playing football" e said he liked playing football
   • Something that will not change or something immediate
     • "My name is Julie", she said. She said her name is Julie.
   • Changes
     • "I like my hair", he said. He said he liked his hair
       • Pronouns / Determiners
   • With say you do not need to use a personal object to say who you saying something to.
     • i dont like this job- he said he didnt like that job
   • With tell you must use a personal object to say who you are saying something to
     • John i dont like this job- the told him he didnt like that job

3. OTHER REPORTING VERBS

   • add, admit, agree, announce, claim, complain, explain, promise. These verbs work like say .
   • remind, warn. These verbs work like tell.

4. OTHER REPORTING STRUCTURES.

   • Verb + infinitive: agree, claim, promise, refuse
     • he agreed to repeat the exam.
   • verb + object + infinitive: advise,ask,forbid,instruct,tell,order,invite,remind,warn,recommend.
     • he invited her to have dinner out.
   • verb + gerund: admit,advise,deny,regret,recommend,suggest
     • he advised doing more difficult
   • verb + preposition + gerund: apologize for, insist on, object to, confess to
     • he apologized for doing bad the exercise
   • verb + object + preposition + gerund: accuse somebody of, congratulate somebody on, criticize somebody for, warn somebody against
     • they accused him of stealing the bag.