DIRECT SPEECH SUBJECTREPORTING VERBDIRECT SPEECH Hesaid,“Drink milk” “Don’t drink coffee” INDIRECT SPEECH SUBJECTREPORTING VERB NOUN / PRONOUN INDIRECT SPEECH Hetold said herto drink milk Not to drink milk

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH 1.How to do? States the exact words. Without using the exact words. 2. in writingQuotation mark.No quotation marks. 3. Say or tell = simple past tense √ “Drink warm milk.” he said √ He told her to drink warm milk. He said to drink warm milk. 4. Negative Infinitive (not + infinitive “ Don’t go.”He told her not to go.

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH 5. Indirect speech imperatives use the infinitive the report: A. Instruction “Come early.” he said He said to come early. B. Commands“Wait”he told me to wait. C. Requests“Could you please arrive by 8:00?” She asked him to arrive by 8:00. D. Invitations“Could you join us for lunch?” She invited me to join them for lunch.

GRAMMAR EXPLANA- TION DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH 6. Make the changes to keep the speaker’s original meaning A. Change pronouns and possessives He said to Ann, “Tell me your phone number” He told Ann to tell him her phone number. B. Change time phrases. “Call me tomorrow.” She said to call her the next day. C. Change this and there. “Sign this from here” She told him to sign that from there.

DIRECT SPEECH SUBJECT (S)REPORTING VERB (RV) DIRECT SPEECH Shesaid,“I like the dress.” “I bough it on sale” “I’ve worn it twice.” INDIRECT SPEECH SRVNOUN / PRONOUN INDIRECT SPEECH Shetold said Jim me(that) She liked the dress. She had bought it on sale. She had worn it twice.

DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH Simple present He said, “It’ s great.” Simple past He said it was great. Present progressive “I’ m leaving.” Past progressive She said that she was leaving. Simple past “I made it.” Past perfect He said that he had made it.” Present perfect He said to her, “I’ ve never lied.” Past perfect He told her that he had never lied.

DIRECT SPEECH SUBJECT (S)REPORTING VERB (RV) DIRECT SPEECH Heasked,“Do you have any experience?” “Can you use computer?” INDIRECT SPEECH SRVNOUN / PRONOUN INDIRECT SPEECH HeaskedJim me if whether He had any experience. I could use computer.

DIRECT SPEECH SUBJECT (S)REPORTING VERB (RV) DIRECT SPEECH Heasked,“Who told you about the job?” “When do you want to start?” INDIRECT SPEECH SRVNOUN / PRONOUN INDIRECT SPEECH HeaskedJim me who had told him about the job. when I wanted to start.