REPORTED SPEECH

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Welcome
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REPORTED SPEECH

• Reporting affirmative statements

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REPORTED SPEECH

• What is it ? How do you use it?

He said he was feeling ill.
Wheres Tom?

• If we want to tell another person about a
  conversation that took place in the past (e.g
  telephone call, news or story that someone told
  us etc.) we use this kind of grammar.

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Mr. Raju said that his favourite film was on TV
that night. He said that he loved comedies.
Look at the example.
My favourite film is on TV tonight. I love
comedies.
Raju
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What has changed?

• Pronoun My his
• I he
• Tense is was
• love loved
• Time words tonight that night

becomes
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In the Reported Speech we use the past tense.

• am /is was
• are were
• has / have had
• see saw
• can(t) could(nt)
• will/wont would(nt)

becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
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Changes in verb tenses

• do did
• (Present Simple) (Past Simple)
• am /is doing was doing
• (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous)
• are doing were doing
• (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous)
• has / have done had done
• (Present Perfect) (Past Perfect)

becomes
becomes
becomes
becomes
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If we want to report a sentence that is already
in the Past Tense, we normally use the Past
Perfect.
I saw the film last week.

• He said he had seen the film the week before.

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Changes
Time Time Place Place
now then here there
today that day this that
this week that week these those
tomorrow the next day
yesterday the day before the previous day
last week the week before
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Exercises

• Swami i cant go so late to the class.
• Swami said that he couldnt go so late to the
  class.
• Swami I have a headache.
• Swami said that he had a headache.

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Exercises

• Swami I wouldnt like to go late to Samuels
• class.
• Swami said that he wouldnt like to go late to
  Samuels class.
• Swami The Geography teacher has been
• teaching the same lesson for over a
• year now.
• Swami said that the geography teacher had been
  teaching the same lesson for over a year now.

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Exercises

• Swami I am not shouting, sir, this is my
  ordinary voice, which God has given me.
• Swami told his teacher that he was not shouting,
  and that was his ordinary voice, which God had
  given him.

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Exercise

• Swami I cant believe it, it is unbelievable,
  sir.
• Swami told Samuel that he couldnt believe it and
  it was unbelievable.
• Samuel If you get up again I will cane you.
• Samuel warned Swami if he got up again he would
  cane him.

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Report the Following sentences

1. Swami I want to answer, sir.
2. Swami My father has sent a letter for him.
3. Peon Your teacher will be here in a second.
4. Peon You can give the letter to the assistant
   headmaster.
5. Swami I will give this to the headmaster as soon
   as he is back.

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Prepared by Abdul Hakeem. C.P G.H.S.S Narikkuni