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REPORTED SPEECH Statements and questions

REPORTED SPEECH Statements and questions. “I like shopping”. She said she liked shopping. “I ’m going tomorrow ”. She said she was going the next day . “I ’ ll always love you ”. He said he would always love her . “ I passed the exam ”. She told him she had passed the exam .

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REPORTED SPEECH Statements and questions

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  1. REPORTED SPEECHStatements and questions “I like shopping”. Shesaidshelikedshopping. “I’mgoingtomorrow”. Shesaidshewasgoing the nextday. “I’llalways love you”. Hesaidhewouldalways love her. “I passedthe exam”. Shetoldhimshehadpassedthe exam. “I’ve forgottenmykeys”. Hesaidhehadforgottenhiskeys. “I can’t come”. Shesaidshecouldn’t come. “I maybe late”. Hesaidhemightbe late. “I must go”. Shesaidshehadtogo.

  2. PLEASE NOTE! Tomorrow ≥thenextday Here ≥ there This ≥ that SAY AND TELL Aftersay don’t use a person or pronoun. HesaidhewastiredNOT Hesaidme… Aftertoldyoumustuse a person or pronoun. Hetoldmehewastired. NOT Hetoldhewas…

  3. DIRECT AND REPORTED QUESTIONS “Are youmarried?” Sheaskedhimifhewasmarried. “Didshephone?” Heasked me whethershehadphoned. “What’syourname?” I askedhimwhathisnamewas. “Wheredo you live?” Theyasked me where I lived. • Whenyou report a question, the tensechangesas in reportedstatements. • When a questionbeginswith a verb, addif or whether. • Youalsohavetochange the word ordertosubject + verb and notusedo/did.

  4. REPORTED COMMANDS “Go away”. Shetoldhimto go away. “Don’t worry”. The doctortold me nottoworry. “Can/Couldyou help me?” I asked the shop assistantto help me. • To report animperative or request, usetold or asked + person+ the infinitive withto. • To report a negative imperative, use a negative infinitive (notto do).

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