1. Reporting other people’s words

2. Reported Speech Quoting – quotation
“I suppose you have heard the latest news about Lampedusa ”, she said.
Reporting someone’s actual words (statements and questions) by using verbs say, reply, ask…)
Reporting their emotions, tones by using specific reporting verbs like:
(add, admit, advise, agree, announce, answer, ask, beg, claim, demand, explain, insist, order,persuade,promise, remind, reply,…)

3. To report what other people have said, you can use say or a specific verb, e.g. “I’ll drive you to the airport”.
Jude said he would drive me to the airport.
Jude offered to drive me to the airport.

4. Different patterns Todd offered to drive Yuri to the airport.
I promised not to tell anybody.
The doctor advised me to have a rest.
I persuaded my sister not to go out with George.
I apologized for being so late.
The police accused Yuri of stealing the car.
He denied having done such thing.
He suggested that they should investigate the matter.

5. advise encourage invite remind warn
verb + object
+ infinitive
verb + infinitive
verb + (that)
verb + gerund
verb + object + preposition + gerund
verb + preposition + gerund
advise encourage invite remind warn
agree decide offer promise refuse threaten
admit agree decide deny explain insist promise recommend suggest
deny recommend suggest
accuse blame congratulate
admit
apologize insist
Example:
Todd encouraged me to look for a new job.
My brother refused to take no for an answer
Tom admitted (that) he had tried to leave early.
He denied having anything to do with the accident.
They accused the boys of cheating on the exam.
He apologized for being late.

6. Reported Speech Other changes: direct speech reported speech
here there
ago before
before earlier
last week the week before
next week the following week
now then/that day/at the moment
this that
these those
today that day
tomorrow the next/ the following day
yesterday the day before/the previous day

7. Reported Speech QUESTIONS Wh- questions
She asked me: “What is the problem?”
She asked me WHAT the problem was.
!! WORD ORDER CHANGE!!
Verbal (Yes/No) questions
She asked me: “Have you seen Tom?”
She asked me IF / WHETHER I had seen Tom.

8. SUMMARY OF REPORTING VERBS
1. Verbs followed by 'if' or 'whether' + clause:
ask know remember
say see

9. 2. Verbs followed by a that-clause:
add admit agree announce answer argue boast claim comment complain confirm consider deny
doubt estimate explain fear feel insist mention observe persuade propose remark remember repeat
reply report reveal say state suggest suppose tell think understand warn

10. 3. Verbs followed by either a that-clause or a to-infinitive:
decide expect guarantee
hope
promise
swear
threaten
4. Verbs followed by a that-clause containing should (but note that it may be omitted, leaving a subject + zero-infinitive):
advise beg demand
insist prefer propose
recommend request suggest

11. 5. Verbs followed by a clause starting with a question word:
decide describe discover discuss explain forget guess
imagine know learn realise remember reveal say
see suggest teach tell think understand wonder
6. Verbs followed by object + to-infinitive
advise ask beg command
forbid instruct invite
teach tell warn