Reported Speech 2

Most of you are having difficulties with the Reported Speech. Here is a simple explanation I hope it will help you. Have a look and then do...

Most of you are having difficulties with the Reported Speech. Here is a simple explanation I hope it will help you. Have a look and then do the exercises.


Direct speechIndirect speechDirect SpeechIndirect speech
Present simplePast simplegowent
Present progressivePast progressiveam/is/are goingwas/were going
Past simplePast perfectwenthad gone
Past progressivePast perfect progressivewas/were goinghad been going
Present perfect simplePast perfecthas/have gonehad gone
Present perfect progressivePast perfect progressivehas/have been goinghad been going
FutureConditional Iwill gowould go

Remember that when you form the reported speech you have to pay attention to the pronouns. 

Examples:Susan said: "My parents are clever scientists."
Susan said (that) her parents were clever scientists.
Tom said: "I like PE best."
Tom said (that) he liked PE best.
They said: "We went swimming with our friends."
They said (that) they had gone swimming with their friend.
Betty said: "Sam told me the truth."
Betty said (that) Sam had told her the truth.

Direct speechIndirect speech
She saidI - my - meshe - her - her
He saidI - my - mehe - his - him
They saidthey - their - themwe - our - us



You and your:
They told her / him / me / them / us: "George loves you."
They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George loved her / him / me / them / us.
They told her / him / me / them / us: "George loves your sister."
They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George loved her / his / my / their / our sister.
They told her / him / me / them / us: "You are clever."
They told her / him / me / them / us (that) she / he / I / they / we was / were clever.

Expressions of time and place must also be changed.


Direct Speech               Indirect Speech
Timenowthen
todaythat day
yesterdaythe day before
tomorrowthe next / following day
last week, month,...the previous week, month,...
next week, month,...the following week, month,...
Placeherethere
thisthat
thesethose
Examle: She said: "I have already seen Carol today."
She said (that) she had already seen Carol that day.

Exersice 1   Exercise 2   Exercise 3 

Exercise 4   Exercise 5   Exercise 6

Exercise 7   Exercise 8

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