REPORTED STATEMENTS

JHENIFER GMEZ ARIAS

JOS ANDRS SANTACRUZ ARIAS

TEACHER: JESS PEARREDONDA

LEVEL B1+
 WHEN DO WE USE DIRECT/REPORTED
SPEECH?
When we want to communicate or report what someone else has
said.

There are 2 ways to do it:

Direct Indirect
 WHEN DO WE USE DIRECT SPEECH?

When you want to know exactly what someone else has said.

Is a textual phrase.
Use quotation marks.

I am going to Bogot next week, She said.

 WHEN DO WE USE INDIRECT SPEECH?
Isnt a textual phrase that someone else said.
The verb tense changes.
Does not use quotation marks.

Use: THAT Afirmative or negative sentences.

IF / WHETHER Interrogative sentences.

I like ice cream. She said (that) she liked ice cream.
 EXAMPLES
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT SIMPLE I like ice cream Said Briceyda. Briceyda said (that) she liked ice cream.

I am living in Cartagena
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Anglica said (that) she was living in Cartagena.
Said Anglica.

PAST SIMPLE I bought a car Said Frank Frank said (that) he had bought a car.

I was walking along the street Paula said (that) she had been walking along the
PAST CONTINUOUS
Said Paula. street.

I haven't seen Grace Said

PRESENT PERFECT Camila said (that) she hadn't seen Grace.
Camila.

I had taken English lessons Jess said (that) he had taken English lessons
PAST PERFECT*
before Said Jess. before.
 EXAMPLES
TENSE DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

WILL I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later.

WOULD I would help, but Im bussy He said (that) he would help but hes bussy.

CAN I can speak perfect English She said (that) she could speak perfect English.

COULD I could swim when I was four He said (that) he could swim when he was four.

SHALL I shall come later She said (that) she would come later.

SHOULD I should call my mother He said (that) he should call his mother.

MIGHT I might be late She said (that) she might be late.

He said (that) he must study at the weekend.

MUST I must study at the weekend
He said (that) he had to study at the weekend.
 REPORTED QUESTIONS

The direct question is in the present simple tense.

We make a present simple question with 'do' or 'does' so I need to
take that away. Then I need to change the verb to the past simple.

DS: Where is Julie?

RS: She asked me where Julie was.

 REPORTED QUESTIONS

So much for 'wh' questions.

What if you need to report a 'yes/no' question? We don't have any
question words to help us. Instead, we use 'if':

DS: Do you like chocolate?

RS: She asked me if I liked chocolate.

 EXAMPLES

DIRECT QUESTION REPORTED QUESTION

Where is the Post Office, please? She asked me where the Post Office was.
What are you doing? She asked me what I was doing.

Who was that fantastic man? She asked me who that fantastic man had been.

DIRECT QUESTION REPORTED QUESTION

Do you love me? He asked me if I loved him.
Have you ever been to Mexico? She asked me if I had ever been to Mexico.
Are you living here? She asked me if I was living here.