Reporting It works in my favour because I don’t get constant calls asking me how I am. It is fantastic to keep an eye on Harry. I feel like I am with him on his trip.

Reported speech We use reported speech to report what another person has said (be it a secret or not!!!). We have to transform: verb tenses personal pronouns possessive determiners place and time expressions demonstratives

She said that her parents were living there with her then. Reported Speech My parents are living here with me now. Changes: Introductory verb Determiners and pronouns Verb tenses Place / Time expressions Word order (questions) She said that her parents were living there with her then.

Introductory verbs: Statements: He / she / they said that… told me/her/us… advised to… announced that… informed me/her/us… that …etc. Questions: He / she / they asked if / what / which / when who…. inquired wanted to know…. etc. Orders/commands: He / she / they told me/ him/ her...etc. ordered... commanded...

Determiners and pronouns Personal I / you  he / she we / you  they me / you  him / her us /you  them Possessive my /your  his / her our / your  their mine/ yours  his / hers ours/ yours  theirs Demonstrative this  that these  those

Place expressions: here  there Time expressions: today  on that day tomorrow  on the following day yesterday  the day before last week / month / year  a week / month / year before a week / month / year ago  a week / month / year before next week / month / year  the following year

Verb tenses present simple  past simple present continuous  past continuous present perfect  past perfect present perfect continuous  past perfect continuous live  lived am / is / are living...  was / were living has /have lived  had lived has /have been living  had been living

past simple  past perfect past continuous  past perfect  = past perfect continuous  = future simple  conditional simple modal verbs: can  could may  might shall  should will  would must  had to lived  had lived was / were living or had been living had lived  had lived = had been living will live  would live

My daughter is in this hospital.  He said his daughter was in that hospital. My daughter has had a baby girl. Exercises:  He told us that his daughter had had a baby girl. She has been sleeping the whole afternoon.  He said that she had been sleeping the whole afternoon. Nora and Jim are getting married next month. He announced that Nora and Jim were getting married the following month. I don’t want to go to the cinema with you because I saw that film last week.  He said that he didn’t want to go to the cinema with her because he had seen that film the week before.

Questions: Is it raining.  He asked if it was raining Questions: Is it raining?  He asked if it was raining. Where does he live?  He inquired where he lived. When did they get married?  He asked when they had got married. 1. Are you married? He asked if she was married. 2. How long have they been married? He asked how long they had been married. 3. Did you arrest anyone yesterday? He asked if he had arrested anyone the day before. 4. Where will you go on holiday next summer? He asked where he would go on holiday the following summer.

1. Don’t wait for me if I’m late. Commands: Stay in bed for a few days!  The doctor told her to stay in bed for a few days. Don’t drink anything cold.  The doctor told her not to drink anything cold. 1. Don’t wait for me if I’m late. Ann told her parents not to wait for her if she was late. 2. Shut the door but don’t lock it! She told them to shut the door but not to lock it. 3. Don’t tell anyone what happened. She asked him not to tell anyone what had happened.

invited complained agreed refused ordered denied suggested insisted Never! I’ll never do that! Step aside, please! I can’t stand this situation any longer. We’re giving a party tonight. Do you want to come? Ok! I’ll be there at 8 p.m. I know it’s late but I really must see him. Let’s go the cinema tonight. You’re a liar, you know! That’s not true! I didn’t tell your secret. invited complained agreed refused ordered denied suggested insisted accused

He complained that he couldn’t stand that situation any longer. He invited her to a party that night. He agreed to be there at 8 p.m. He refused to do that! He ordered her to step aside. She insisted on seeing him that night although it was late. She suggested going the cinema that night. She accused him of being a liar. She denied having told his secret.