This is an interactive activity for teachers and students. When the actual words of the speaker are reproduced, it is called direct speech. Could you please bring your textbooks to school every day. Though, their example use of were could possibly be considered to be a dialectal extended use of irrealis were according to the 2002 cgel where the usual expectation for indirect reported speech would be either the backshifted preterite was or the nonbackshifted am. Reported speech exercises change the following sentences into reported speech. In this revealing study, a team of leading experts explore how reported speech is designed.
Ive just bought a new car, but i cant drive it, my mother told me. Images are fairly lowresolution and wont lend themselves to much photocopying. It isnt so foggy today as it was yesterday, i remarked. Tenses in reported speech tenses in reported speech are more past because were not talking at the same time as the speake. This could be wrong depending on the time between mike telling ted, and ted speaking. For instance, we may now be reporting what was said from the point of view of a different time or place, or the person reporting the speech may be different to. Tom said that the roads had have been also very crowded that morning and she had driven a lot faster then.
A summary of the form of tense changes in reported speech. In this case, there are various possibilities for reported speech. In direct speech we repeat exactly what someone said. In case 2, the witness is reporting what the speaker has said matter and it is known as indirect speech.
Flor borja calle ies pucol what does reported speech mean. Direct speech i am in my house now indirect speech he was in his house then conversion to indirect speech following are some golden rules and easy steps to convert direct indirect speech. Reported speech is also known as indirect speech and is used to tell somebody else what another person said. She said that she would have visited the hospital, if she had known i was sick. Reported speech or indirect speech free english grammar. But the roads were also crowed this morning and you drove a lot faster then. Additional information and exceptions in reported speech. Reported speech or indirect speech free english grammar lesson. Prepared by abdul rauf baloch government boys secondary school bhiroo village, uc1 gadap town karachi. The expression lets is usually reported using suggest. Reported speech worksheet rewrite the conversation in reported speech 1. Reported speech mixed exercise 2 when i used said you can also use told me 1. Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example im going to the cinema tonight. She asked me if i arrived had arrived before seven.
He said i dont like football in reported speech, however, we tell what someone said without repeating his exact words. Lesson b reported speech 1 english file students site. Reported speech exercise direct reported is seeing was seeing sees saw saw sawhad seen has seen had seen will see would see is going to see was going to see can see could see direct reported here there this that these those now then today that day. Verbs in the present simple change to the past simple. Tom said that he would see mary the next friday, and that she would have finished her exams then. Once students have converted their partners direct speech to reported speech, have them stand up and find a new partner. She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. Paper presented at the workshop reported speech in east caucasian languages, lyon, 22 september 2010.
Introduction there are two ways of relating what a person has said. Arden said that a volcanic eruption will occur next year. Reported speech reported statements when do we use reported speech. Whenever we use reported speech, we have to take into account how circumstances have changed since the speaker originally spoke the words. We can summarise the form of tense changes from direct speech to reported speech as follows. He told me a i was from poland wrong the pronoun is incorrect. This is a handout i prepared for my students to learn reported speech. When the main idea of a speakers words is reported by another person and the exact words are not quoted, it is called indirect speech or reported speech. Using reported speech in english can sometimes be difficult for nonnative speakers as we usually change the verbs, pronouns and specific times. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers. I cant understand why billiards has been prohibited. If you want to learn english grammar or grow your vocabulary then these resources will help you with your studies. Luckily, my friend is a photographer so he hell take the photos for us.
Keep reading to understand how to use reported speech and download this free english lesson. Reported speech english grammar today cambridge dictionary. Remarks thus repeated are placed between inverted commas, and a comma is placed immediately before the remark. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.
Tell always has an indirect object, except in some expressions like tell the time, tell the truth. Reported speech exercise june 8, 2017 we often make a speakers words or thoughts part of our own sentence, using conjunctions e. Circulate around the room to ensure that students are using reported. Page 1 direct and indirect speech rules pdf table of contents identify reported speech and reported speech direct and indirect speech punctuation rules use of conjunction that rules for changing pronouns in indirect speech indirect speech rules for all tenses rules for change in time and adverb in indirect speech. This is a printout exercise about reported questions in english keywords. Direct speech is found in conversations in books, in. Direct speech reported speech present simple we eat healthy food he said. He said that it must be pretty late and he really must go. Reported speech the words or thoughts of a person can be expressed through direct speech in this case we repeat the more or less exact words that were said or filtered through the language and the memory of the speaker, changing pronouns, tenses and other words if necessary.
These are the exact words frank said to you yesterday. Reported speech we use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. If will is the modal in the reported utterance and expresses future time, and if the situation described in the quote still holds true at the time of the indirect report, the will may not be changed to would even though the reporting verb is in the past tense. The teacher wanted to know who had discovered america. In the second example, the use of the past tense in the reported clause suggests that the speaker is more uncertain as to whether what the forecast said is correct.
With their new partner, have the students share the answers provided by their previous partner. Includes helpful articles, a glossary, quizzes, and a large language reference. Past simple i ate pancakes for breakfast past perfect james said he had eaten pancakes for breakfast. English grammar reported speech 1 reported speech direct and indirect or reported speech. White, janice, you have to clean up your room and empty the dish washer before you leave for the game. Please, switch off your mobile phone, the air hostess told him. Pdf reported speech and semidirectness in agul 2010. Print out enough colour copies of the pictures for your class to be split into pairs and share at least four. Reported speech, whereby we quote the words of others, is used in many different types of interaction. Mike bought a bike shortly before i spoke to him last. Jun 08, 2017 reported speech exercise june 8, 2017 we often make a speakers words or thoughts part of our own sentence, using conjunctions e.
For instance, we may now be reporting what was said from the point of view of a different time or place, or the person reporting the speech may be different to the original speaker. Reported speech exercise direct reported is seeing was seeing sees saw saw sawhad seen has seen had seen will see would see is going to see was going to see can see could see direct reported here there this that these those now then today that day yesterday the previous day tomorrow the next day. Tense direct speech reported tense reported speech present simple i am very happy past simple james said he was very happy. Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.
Most likely your students are guilty of hypercorrection. She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. Students english file students site preintermediate third edition grammar file 12 lesson b reported speech 1 grammar. Well be having the reception in my parents back garden. Reported speech y miscellanea y verbos vocabulario cotidiano 1. Convert the direct yesno questions to indirect speech statements reported speech. The big picture images and reported speech introduction.
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