1. Blanca Cecilia Niño Montañez
I.E.D. Alqueria de la fragua
Lengua Extranjera Inglés
Reported Speech

2. REPORTED SPEECH
We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use direct or quoted speech, or indirect or reported speech.
DIRECT SPEECH
INDIRECT SPEECH
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech. Here what a person says appears within quotation marks (“…”) and should be word for word.
Indirect speech (reported speech) doesnt use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesnt have to be word for word.

3. Paul said he was feeling ill
REPORTED SPEECH
We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use direct or quoted speech, or indirect or reported speech.
I’m feeling ill
Paul said that he was feeling ill
Paul said:
“That” is optional
“I’m feeling ill” or
Paul said he was feeling ill
“I’m feeling ill”
Paul said:

4. Present simple
Past simple
She said she
I am happy
was happy

5. I am working in a university was working in a university
Present continuos
Past continuos
She said she
I am working in a university
was working in a university

6. I have written some books
Present perfect tense
Past perfect tense
She said she
I have written some books
had written some books

7. Present perfect continuos Past perfect continuos
She said she
I have been teaching english since 2001
had been teaching english since 2001

8. Past simple
Past perfect
She said she
I was happy
had been happy

9. Past perfect continuos had been waiting for you
Past continuos
Past perfect continuos
She said she
I was waiting for you
had been waiting for you

10. The Tv Show had already started when I arrived at home
Past perfect
Past perfect
She said
The Tv Show had already started when I arrived at home
the show had already started when she arrived at home

11. Past perfect continuos Past perfect continuos
She said she had
I had already been working as a teacher in a school
already been working as a teacher in a school

12. I will phone you tomorrow
Future
Simple condicional
She said she
I will phone you tomorrow
would phone me today

13. Past was /were / going to
Future continuos
Past was /were / going to
She said she
I am going to learn to speak english
was going to learn to speak english

14. He said he could swim in a river
Modal verbs in reported speech
CAN
COULD
He said he could swim in a river
I can swim in a river

15. He said he might work as a mechanic
Modal verbs in reported speech
MAY
MIGHT
He said he might work as a mechanic
I may work as a mechanic

16. He said he had to lose some weight
Modal verbs in reported speech
MUST
HAD TO
He said he had to lose some weight
I must lose some weight

17. Modal verbs in reported speech
WILL
WOULD
He said he would tell Katty that he had seen me
I will tell Katty I saw you

18. Modal verbs in reported speech
SHALL
SHOULD
He said he should probably be late this evening
I shall probably be late this evening

19. Some modal verbs don’t change
COULD
COULD
He said that when he was a child he could speak two languages
When i was a child i could speak two languages

20. I would like to travel around the world
He said he would like to travel around the world

21. You should visit the doctor three times in a year at least
He said that I should visit the doctor three times in a year at least

22. I might go to England next month
He sais he might go to England next month

23. I have to work this morning He said he had to work that morning
Time and place change
We must change expressions of time and place if they have different meanings at the time and place of reporting
This morning
That morning
I have to work this morning
He said he had to work that morning

24. Time and place change Yesterday A day before
I went to the cinema yesterday
He said he had gone to the cinema a day before

25. Time and place change Last night The night before
I went to the disco last night
He said he had gone to the disco the night before

26. He said that his mother was working then My mother is working now
Time and place change
Now
Then
He said that his mother was working then
My mother is working now

27. Time and place change A week ago A week before
I got my graduation a week ago
He said he had gotten his graduation a week before

28. Time and place change Next week The following week
He said he was going to buy a new car the following week
I am going to buy a new car next week

29. Time and place change Tomorrow The next / following day
He said he would probably go to Cartagena the next day
I will probably go to Cartagena tomorrow

30. Time and place change Tonight That night
He said they were going to watch an action film that night
We are going to watch an action film on tv tonight

31. He said he was so happy that day
Time and place change
Today
That day
He said he was so happy that day
I’m so happy today

32. Time and place change Here There I have been living here since 1990
He said he had been living there since 1990

33. Time and place change
Finally, if the reported sentence contains an expression of place different to where you heard it, you have to change the place “here” to the place “there”

35. Exercises 1 Simon said (that)… Simon: “I can´t swim in a river.”
Ronald said (that)…
Ronald :” I was dancing in a discotheque”.
Katty said (that)…
Exercises 1
Katty : “I have never been to New York”
Dr. Jack said (that)…
Dr. Jack: “You should lose some weight”.
Paul:”I’m going to travel to Cartagena Beach my next vacation”.
Paul said (that)…

36. Exercises 2 Sara said (that)… Sara: “I love chocolate”
Helen said (that)…
Helen: “I had a beautiful cat last year”
Tom: “I won’t visit my grandparents next Saturday”
Tom said (that)…
Exercises 2
Bill: “I can’t go to the movie because i have a english test tomorrow”
Bill said (that)…
Mary said (that)…
Mary: “ I am happy to be here with you”

37. Exercises 3 Yancey: “you must eat vegetables and fruits everyday
Yancey said (that)…
Nicole said (that)…
Nicole: “I have been studing english for three hours
Steve said (that)…
Exercises 3
Steve: “My father has been working here since 1995”
Diana told me (that)…
Diana: “My mother will be 40 years next Sunday”
Jean: “I would like to practice tennis in this club
Jean said (that)…

38. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
BCN TV CHANNEL
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THERE ARE RUMORS THAT SOMEBODY
STOLE A STATUE WORTH MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE HOUSE OF MULTIMILLIONAIRE JACK HUDSON . THE POLICE WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, AND MR. HUDSON REFUSED TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS . THERE ARE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON ´S HOUSE AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION . THE CHAUFFEUR, BILL MATTHEWS, WAS WORKING ON THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED AT 10:30 A.M . HE TOLD OUR REPORTERS THAT TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT AND THAT THE POLICE WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW.

39. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE DAILY NEWS
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETS THE SENTENCES:
1 THE REPORTER EXPLAINED THAT:
A. SOMEBODY STOLE A STATUE WORTH MORE THEN MILLION DOLLARS
B. A MAN HAD STOLEN A MILLION DOLLARS
C. SOMEBODY HAD STOLEN A STATUE FROM THE JACK HUDSON´S HOME
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

40. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE DAILY NEWS
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
2 THE REPORTER ADDED THAT:
THE POLICE MAY NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
THE POLICE WOULDN´T GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
THE POLICE SHOULDN´T GIVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

41. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE DAILY NEWS
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE REPORTED REPLIED THAT
MR HUDSON HAD REFUSED TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS HAD ASKED QUESTIONS
MR HUDSON WAS REFUSING TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS
MR HUDSON HAD BEEN REFUSING TO COMMENT WHEN REPORTERS ASKED QUESTIONS
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

42. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE DAILY NEWS
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
4 THE REPORTED EXPLAINED THAT
TWO DETECTIVES FROM CRIME SQUAD WERE INVESTIGATING
TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING
TWO DETECTIVES FROM THE CRIME SQUAD ARE INVESTIGATING
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

43. MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE DAILY NEWS
MISTERY AT MILLIONAIRE’S MANSION
THE REPORTER ARGUED THAT
THERE ARE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION
THERE WILL BE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THEY WILL BE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION .
THERE WERE SEVEN SERVANTS IN THE HUDSON´S HOUSE AND THERE WERE APPARENTLY UNDER SUSPICION
SELECT THE ANSWER THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES

44. COMPLETE THE BLANKETS
Jenny a reporter of NBC Channel reported de above story. Later, Mary reported the story to her friends. Fill in the blanks with reported speech:
Jenny said that _____________ rumors that somebody ____________ a tatue worth more than million dollars, from the Hudson’s house. She explained that the police ______________ give any information about _______________ and the Hudson ____________ _______________ to comment when reporters ___________ _____________ questions- She added that ____________ 7 servants en the Hudson?s house and they _____________ apparently under suspicion. She argued that Bill Matthews __________________ _________________ working on the car in the garage when the police ______________ arrived. Jenny said Bill _________ __________ reporters that 2 detectives from the Crime Squad _______________________ investigating the theft and that the police ____________________________ make an announcement tomorrow.

45. BIBLIOGRAFIA
MURPHY,R. (2004). ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
DOS SANTOS, MANUEL. GOAL 4. BOGOTÁ. MC GRAW HILL.