REPORTED

SPEECH
TEACHER: VIRGINIA SANCHEZ
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Reported speech
(also called Indirect Speech) is used to communicate what someone
else said, but without using the exact words.
A few changes are necessary; often a pronoun has to be changed and
the verb is usually moved back a tense, where possible.
1. Reported speech:
Statements
(Affirmative and Negative sentences)
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BUT
How should I tell
what someone else
told me?
First, change the tense of the
sentence.
 How we
What the
change the
person said sentence
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

Present Simple Past Simple

SUB + VERB/VERB+S +
COMPLEMENT
Present Progressive
SUB + IS/ARE/AM + VERB-ING
Present Perfect Simple
SUB + HAS/HAVE + VPP
Present Perfect Progressive
SUB + HAS/HAVE + BEEN +
V-ING
SUB + VERB IN PAST +
COMPLEMENT
Past Progressive
SUB + WAS/WERE + V-ING
Past Perfect Simple
SUB + HAD + VPP
Past Perfect Progressive
SUB + HAD + BEEN + V-ING
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

Past Simple Past Perfect Simple

SUB + VERB IN PAST + SUB + HAD + VPP
COMPLEMENT
Past Progressive Past Perfect Progressive
SUB + WAS/WERE + V-ING SUB + HAD + BEEN + V-ING
Past Perfect Simple
NO CHANGE
SUB + HAD + VPP
Past Perfect Progressive
NO CHANGE
SUB + HAD + BEEN + V-ING
Future Simple Would
SUB + WILL + VERB SUB + WOULD + VERB
 Some common useful expressions change
too.
Direct Statement Reported statement
here there
this that
these those
now then
today that day
tonight that night
tomorrow the next day/ the following day
yesterday the day before/ the previous day
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SOME EXAMPLES:
María:I haven’’t slept Me: María told me she
well lately. hadn´t slept well lately.
(present perfect) (past perfect)
Julie: My friends and I Me: Julie said she and
have dinner together her friends always had
once a week. dinner once a week.
(simple present) (simple past)
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SOME EXAMPLES:
They (to Julie): You Me: They told Julie she
can stay with us could stay with them that
tonight. night.
(can) (could)
Me: She told me we had
María (to me): We have to finish our homework
to finish our homework before the next day.
before tomorrow. (had to)
(have to)
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HOMEWORK

Activity E:
E1) Look at the Power Point presentation
and make notes about the topic in your
notebook.
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STOP
This is the end of the first lesson.
Are you ready for the next one?
2. Reported speech:
Questions
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Reported
Questions
Sandra (to me): Did you finish the report?

⊗ First, identify the tense of the question.

Did you finish the report? Simple past

⊗ Then, switch the question to an affirmative sentence

changing the tense

Simple past Past perfect

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Reported Questions
Sandra (to me): Did you finish the report?
Sandra asked me if I had finished the report.

Someone (to Mr. Williams): Why is your car broken?

Someone asked Mr. Williams why his car was broken.

SUBJECT SUBJECT IF/ AFFIRMATIVE

who asks the + ASKED + who is being + QUESTION + SENTENCE
question asked WORD (in the propper tense)
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Activity H:
Answer the page 30 exercise 3-A of
your book.
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STOP
This is the end of the second lesson.
Are you ready for the next one?
3. Reported speech:
Commands
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Reported Comands
⊗ We don’t need to change the tense, we only
adjust the subject and shift expressions of time
and place

Affirmative commands → to + infinitive

Dad: Do your homework now.
Dad told me to do my homework then.
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⊗ negative commands → not + to + infinitive

Policeman: Don’t park here.

The policeman told me not to park there.

Remember! Commands don’t need to

mention the subject because it’s inferred.

(you) Clean your room!

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Activity I:

I1) Look at the Power Point presentation

and make notes about the topic in your
book.

I2) Answer the worksheet.

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STOP
This is the end of the third lesson.
Are you ready for the next one?