Name: De la luz Garca Marco Antonio Group: 6IV03 Date: 05/02/14

REPORTED SPEECH
1. What is reported speech? The Reported speech or indirect style is a structure that we use when we report or make mention of something someone has said previously. Here we have several pages that will help you to understand its use.

2. When do people use Reported Speech? When we speak on the words of another person normally we integrate (repay) the phrases of this person in our phrase that is to say, converting the phrases of direct style to indirect style.

3. Special factures of RS? You must not change the tense of the subordinate sentence when the introducer verb. It is in present perfect, present or future. ONLY WHEN THE INTRODUCER VERB! IS IN THE PAST!

4. Backshift charts

Direct Speech
Present Simple
"He's American," she said. "I'm happy to see you," Mary said. He asked, "Are you busy tonight?"

Reported Speech
Past Simple
She said he was American. Mary said that she was happy to see me. He asked me if I was busy that night.

Present Continuous

Past Continuous

Dan is living in San Francisco," she said. He said, "I'm making dinner." "Why are you working so hard?" they asked.

She said Dan was living in San Francisco. He told me that he was making dinner. They asked me why I was working so hard.

Past Simple

Past Perfect Simple

"We went to the movies last night," he said. "Greg said, "I didn't go to work yesterday." "Did you buy a new car?" she asked.

He told me they had gone to the movies the night before. Greg said that he hadn't gone to work the day before. She asked me if I had bought a new car.

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

"I was working late last night," Vicki said. They said, "we weren't waiting long." He asked, "were you sleeping when I called?"

Vicki told me she'd been working late the night before. They said that they hadn't been waiting long. He asked if I'd been sleeping when he called.

Present Perfect Simple

"Heather said, "I've already eaten." "We haven't been to China," they said. "Have you worked here before?" I asked.

Past Perfect Simple

Heather told me that she'd already eaten. They said they hadn't been to China. I asked her whether she'd worked there before.

Present Perfect Continuous

"I've been studying English for two years, he said. Steve said, "we've been dating for over a year now." "Have you been waiting long?" they asked.

Past Perfect Continuous

He said he'd been studying English for two years. Steve told me that they'd been dating for over a year.

Past Perfect Simple

They asked whether I'd been waiting long.

Past Perfect Simple (*NO CHANGE)

"I'd been to Chicago before for work," he said.

Past Perfect Continuous

He said that he'd been to Chicago before for work.

Past Perfect Continuous (*NO CHANGE)

She said, "I'd been dancing for years before the accident."

She said she'd been dancing for years before the accident.

Modal Verbs

Direct Speech
Will "I'll go to the movies tomorrow," John said. "Will you help me move?" she asked. Can Debra said, "Allen can work tomorrow." "Can you open the window, please? he asked. Must "You must wear your seatbelt," mom said. She said, "You must work tomorrow." Shall "Shall we go to the beach today?" Tom asked. "What shall we do tonight?" she asked. May Jane said, "I may not be in class tomorrow." The boy asked. "May I use the bathroom, please?" the boy asked. Would

Indirect Speech
John said he would go to the movies the next day. She asked me if I would help her move. Could Debra said Allen could work the next day. He asked me if I could open the window. Had to My mom said I had to wear my seatbelt. She said I had to work the next day. Should Tom asked if we should go to the beach that day. She asked me what we should do that night. Might/Could Jane said she might not be in class the next day. The boy asked if he could use the bathroom.

5. Examples

Present Past
John: "I work in Argentina"

He said that he worked in Argentina He said that they had seen a good film on TV

Past Past Perfect

Dan: "We saw a good film on TV"

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Kim: "I have done this before"

She said that she had done that before

Future Conditional
Tom: "I will visit my mother

He said that he would visit his mother He said that he would have

Future Perfect Conditional Perfect

Jim: "I will have arrived there by 5 pm" arrived there by 5 pm