#) You
want to tell someone else what Jesse said.
Direct - Jesse said “
I’m feeling ill”.
Reported
- Jesse said (that) he was feeling ill.
#) When we
used reported speech, we are usually talking about the past. So verbs usually
change to the past in reported speech.
Am/is
→ was are → were have/has → had will
→ would can → could
Do/want/know
etc. → did/wanted/knew etc. did
→ did or had done
Other examples:
I
want to go on holiday but I don’t know where to go.
*Jesse said (that) he wanted to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
Jesse
said “I woke up feeling ill and so I stayed in bed”.
*Jesse said (that) he woke (or had woken) up feeling ill
and so he stayed (or had stayed) In
bed.
#) If you are reporting something and you feel that it is still
true, you do not need to change the tenses of the verb.
Example:
Direct - Jesse said “New York is bigger than London”.
Reported – Jesse said (that)
New York is (or was) bigger
than London.
#) must,
might, could, would, should, and ought stay the same in reported speech. May in
direct speech normally changes to might in reported speech.
May
(direct) → might (reported)
#)
say and tell
If you say who you are talking to,
use tell:
· Zack told me that he didn’t like Thomas. (not Zack said me..)
Otherwise,
use say:
· Zack said (that) he didn’t like Thomas. (not Zack told (that) he..)
#) We also use
the infinitive (to do/to stay, etc) in reported speech. Especially for orders
and requests)
Direct
→ “Stay in bed for a few
days”, the doctor said to me.
Reported
→ The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days.
Direct
→ “Don’t shout”, I said to
Gina
Reported → I told Gina not to shout.
Soal
1. Direct → “Can you open the door for
me?” Linda asked.
Reported → Linda asked me …. the door for her.
a. to open
b. open
c. opening
d. opened
2. Jill said, “Ann has
bought a new car”.
Jill
said (that) Ann … bought a new car.
a. has
b. had
c. having
d. have
3. Yesterday: Angela
said, “ Jill is ill’’.
Today, you see Jill is looking well.
You say:”Angela said you … ill”.
a. was
b. is
c. are
d. were
4. “Please don’t tell
anyone what happened”, Angela said to me.
Angela asked me … anyone what (had)
happened.
a. don’t tell b. not to tell c. to not tell d. not telling
5. Ann said, “ I am
hungry”.
Ann said that she … hungry.
a. were b. would c. had d. was
6. Tom said, “I need
my pen”.
Tom
said that he… his pen.
a. needed b. needs c. need d. will need
7. He said, “I ought
to work hard.”
He
said that he … to work hard.
a. ought to b. oughted c. ought d. is
8. Jessica said, “I
may use the money.”
Jessica
said (that) she … use the money.
a. can b. is c. might d. may
9. “Don’t wait for me
if I’m late”, Ann said.
Ann
said not to wait for her if she … late.
a. is b. was c.were d. will
10. Jim said,”I’m
going away for a few days. I’ll phone you when I get back.
Reported → Jim said (that) he … going away for a few days and … phone me
when he got back.
a.
was, would b.
were, would c. was, will d. were, will
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