Reported speech

Reported speech

1. Questions

   • Yes / No
     • Did you go to the cinema last week? - Cristina asked If I had been to the cinema the week before
   • Wh... ?
     • Where will you go next month? - He asked her where she would go the next month

2. Other reporting speech

   • Verb + to infinitive
     • agree, dicede, promise...
   • Verb + object + to infinitive
     • advise, beg, encourage, invite, order...
   • Verb + -ing
     • admit, deny, recommmend, suggest...
   • Verb + (object) + preposition + -ing
     • accuse sombody of, boast about, blame somebody for...
   • Verb + that clause
     • admit, announce, believe, decide, demadn, deny...
   • Verb + object + that clause
     • inform, persuade, promise, remind, warn...

3. Statements

   • Present Continuos - Past Continuous
     • He said, "Jane is sleeping" - He said that Jane was sleeping
   • Present Perfect - Past Perfect
     • She said, "I have bought a new dress" - She said that she had bought a new dress
   • Will - Would
     • She said, "I will always love Tom" - She said that she would always love Tom
   • Can - Could
     • Tom said, "I can carry 50 kg" - Tom said that he could carry 50 kg
   • Must - Had to
     • He said, "Everybody must obey the rules" - He said that everybody had to obey the rules
   • Present Simple - Past Simple
     • He said, "I want to watch a film" - He said that he wanted to watch a film
   • May - Might
     • Ben said, "It may rain" - Ben said that it might rain
   • Past simple - Past Perfect
     • Alex said, " I finished my homework" - Alex said that he had finished his homework
   • Have to - Had to
     • She said, "I have to go home" - She said that she had to go home