Reported Speech

Bussiness English Topics : REPORTED SPEECH GVHD: TH.S NguyỄN Thị Bích Giang TH: Nhóm Naruto Lớp: K13CK2 DIRECT SPEECH In direct speech the information go from people firstly to second (people firstly said direct to people second) Ex: she said “ I bought a new car for myself yesterday” In reported speech the information go from firstly to second person to third person. By then sentence is changed about gammar Ex: She said she had bought a new car for myself the day before Reported speech Conditional 1. Change the subject and pronoun in the direct sentence into the subject of the first. I We Me Mine Ours Myself, ourselver This, these He, she They Him, her His, hers Theirs Himself/herself, themselves That, those Direct speech Reported speech 2. Back verb form second to a level firstly Simple present Present progressive Present perfect Simple past Will/ Shall Can/ May Simple past Past progressive Past perfect Past perfect Would/ Should Could/ Might Direct speech Reported speech 3. Change the adverbial expressions Today Yesterday The day before yesterday Tomorrow The day after tomorrow Next + time Last + time Time+ ago This, these Here, overhere That day The day before Two days before The next/ the following day In two day’s time The following + time The previous + time Time + before That, those There, overthere Direct speech Reported speech If you speak and actions happen in a day, you don’t change time Ex: At breakfast this morning she said “ I will be busy today” At breakfast this morning she said she would be busy today Play game 2. Where is the nearest coffee? She asked She enquiered where the nearest coffee was 3. “I saw the school-boy here in this room today” she said She said that she had seen the school-boy there in that room that day. 1. What is your name?" he asked. He asked me what my name was. 4.” Why hasn’t Peter phoned?” She wondered She wondered why Peter hadn’t phoned. 6. “Shall I bring you some tea?” he asked. He offered to bring me some tea. 5. I will read these letters now. She said that she would read those letters then. 1. They said, “We've lived here for a long time” A. They said they have lived there for a long time B. They said they lived here for a long time C. They said they had lived there for a long time  C is correct 2. He asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper ?” A. He asked me if had I finished reading the newspaper B. He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper C. He asked me if I finished reading the newspaper  B is correct 3. Cheryl asked her, “How long have you lived here ?” A. Cheryl asked her how long she has lived there B. Cheryl asked her how long she lived there C. Cheryl asked her how long she had lived there  C is correct 4.“What are you doing, Mary ?”,he said A. He asked Mary what she was doing B. He asked Mary what was she doing C. He asked Mary what is she doing  A is correct 5. John said "I was swimming" John said that she has been swimming John said that she had been swimming John said that she have been swimming  B is correct 6. "I am enjoying life now“, Susan said Susan said that she was enjoying life now Susan said that she was enjoying life at that time Susan said that she was enjoying life today  B is correct  7. “ What time is it ?”,he asked He wanted to know what time it was He wanted to know what time was it He wanted to know what time is it  A is correct 8. “Don’t talk in class, boys”, said the teacher The teacher told the boys not to talk in class The teacher told the boys don’t talk in class The teacher told the boys didn’t talk in class  A is correct 9. “Are you enjoying yourself ?” I said to Liz I asked Liz whether she is enjoying yourself B. I asked Liz whether she is enjoying herself C. I asked Liz whether she was enjoying herself  C is correct 10. The teacher said “ The earth goes round the sun” The teacher said the earth goes round the sun B. The teacher said the earth went round the sun C. The teacher said the earth is gone round the sun  A is correct 11.“We’ll go to the circus”, the boys say The boys say they will have gone to the circus The boys say they will go to the circus The boys say they go to the circus  B is correct 12. Nam said to me” You can keep this book if you want” Nam said to me I can keep that book if I want Nam said to me I could keep that book if I want Nam said to me I could keep that book if I wanted  C is correct 13. “What time does the performance start ?”, she asked She wanted to know what time the performance starts She wanted to know what time the performance started She wanted to know what time the performance was started  B is correct 14. He said to them “Let’s do something for Bill right now” He told them let’s do something for Bill right now He told them to do something for Bill right now He told them to do something for Bill right then  C is correct 15. “What made you cry, baby ?” the father said to his daughter The father asked his daughter what made she cried The father asked his daughter what made she cry The father asked his daughter what make she cry  A is correct