Reported Speech

A simple presentation about reported speech, inspired by Family and Friends 5.
Note: this presentation only covers present continuous and present simple.

Transcript

1. Reported speech By Lavin S. Aziz
2. Reported speech • Sometimes we want to tell somebody what another person said. We call this reported speech. • We can report another person’s word or our own words. 2
3. NOTE We usually change the tense of the verb from present to past!
4. Present simple changes to Past simple Present continuous to Past continuous
5. Example Direct speech: Reported speech: It is broken. The doctor said it was broken. I am looking for my keys. She said she was looking for her keys 5
6. Said and Told • We can use both Said and Told in reported speech. We use (said) if we do not say who the person was talking to. • E.g. Fionna said she was resting in hospital. 6
7. Said and Told • We use (told) when we mention who the person was talking to. We usually put a name or object pronoun after (told). • E.g. Fionna told me she was resting in hospital • My teacher told Sam he needed to study for the exam. • Object pronouns: me, him, you, her, it, us, them, you. 7
8. Time expression in reported speech. • When we use reported speech, time words also change. • E.g. I am busy today. Changes to She said she was busy that day. 8
9. Thank you PHONE NUMBER: 07702563070.