Reported Speech (narrative).ppt

Reported Speech

we use when we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past.

We often use reported speech to . . . 1. Give someone a telephone message 2. Tell someone news that we heard from someone else:

3. To report something that happened:

How to use reported speech: When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the

past.

Therefore, verbs usually change to the past tense in reported speech.

am / is

was

are

were

have / has

had

can / can’t

could couldn’t

will / won’t

would wouldn’t

Reported speech typically uses the following structure: Someone said (that) she was very happy

OR

Someone told me (that) they were talking on the phone

SIMPLE PRESENT----SIMPLE PAST Shawn said: “I want to buy a new dress”

Reported speech:

Shawn said that she wanted to buy a new dress.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS--PAST CONTINUOUS Tina said: “My sister is coming to visit me soon.”

Reported speech:

Tina told me that her sister was coming to visit her soon.

Simple Past--Past Perfect Reported speech:

Tina said: “I saw a movie.”

Tina told me that she had seen a movie

Present perfect -- Past Perfect Edu said: “I’ve read interesting books”

Reported speech:

Edu said that he had read interesting books

Carla said: Will ---- Would “The new computer Reported will help you” speech:

Carla told me that the new computer would help me.

CAN--COULD

Reported speech:

Susan said that Susan said: they could learn a “They can learn a lot” lot.

REPORTED INSTRUCTIONS  The nurse said: be

quiet! Reported speech:

 The nurse told me

to be quiet!

REPORTED QUESTIONS  André asked : Where

are you?  He asked me where I

was.

Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech 1- ‘I want a bite of your sandwich!’ she said. She said that she wanted a bit of my sandwich 2- ‘They are waiting outside the museum for hours’ she said. She said that they were waiting outside the museum for hours.

3- ‘A florist prepares the bouquets,’ she said. She said that a florist prepared the bouquets

4- I’ve been to the theatre five times’ he told them. He told them he had been to the theatre five times 5- ‘They will get into trouble’ he said. He said that they would get in trouble. 6- ‘I’m studying martial arts,’ she said. She said that she was studying martial arts

7- “Leave the building!’ he ordered.

He ordered them to leave the building. 8- “Don’t cross the road there!’ she said to us. She said to us not to cross the road on that place. 9- ‘ Close the windows immediately!’ she ordered. She ordered to us to close the windows immediately

10- He asked: Who is that girl? He asked me which girl was that

Correção p. 95 n 4 • 1 The tests with dolphins didn't teach us anything. (Dr. Henry Smith) He said the tests with dolphins hadn’t taught them anything • 2 My work has been very useful. (Professor Silvia Black) She said her work had been very useful.

• 3 Humans.will never be able to talk to animals. (Dr. HemySmith). He said humans would never be able to talk to animals.

• 4 In the future, I will learn to understand all animals. (Professor Silvia Black) She said that in the future she would learn to understand all animals. • 5 I can copy bird song, but I can’ t communicate with birds. (Dr. Henry Smith) He said that he could copy bird songs, but he couldn’t communicate with birds.

Correção p. 95 n 6 • 1 Give the bananas to me. She told him to give the bananas to her. • 2 Don’t eat the flowers.

She told him not to eat the flowers. • 3 Show your picture to me. She told him to show his pictures to her. • 4 Don’ t bite me. She told him not to bite her.

• 5 Don’t climb on the table. She told him not to climb on the table. • 6 Put me down! She told him to put her down.