Use of English 9b Reported speech
1 * Read the theory and answer the
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Direct speech is the actual words someone said
Reported speech the exact meaning of what
someone said, but not the exact words
Direct Speech
Reported speech
"I'm going
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"I'm fifteen," said Ular.
Ulan said (that) he was
fifteen
"I'm working hard,"
Kim told Pete (that) she
Kim said to Pete.
was working hard.
"I got the promotion,"
Ned said (that) he had
said Ned.
got the promotion.
"I was doing my work," Dilnaz told Inzhu (that)
Dilnaz said to Inzhu.
she had been doing her
work.
"I'll lend you a tie," said Jim said (that) he would
Jim.
lend me a tie.
"I've done the job
Aliya said (that) she had
interview," said Aliya.
done the job interview.
Questions
"Is Aibek here?" he asked. He asked if/whether Aibek
was there.
"Where is Dina?" he asked. He asked where Dina was.
Commands
"Go out," he said to us. He told us to go out.
"Don't be late," he said He told us not to be late.
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to us.
Some words and time expressions change according
to the meaning of the sentence as follows: now →
then, immediately; today that day, yesterday
the day before, the previous day; tomorrow the
next/following day; this week that week; last
week the week before, the previous week; next
week ► the week after, the following week;
two days ago → two days before; here there
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Which verbs do we use to report someone's
words?
How do tenses change?
How do pronouns / possessives change?
Which verb is used to report questions?
How do we report a positive/negative
command?
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