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Reported speech

Reported speech. Or how to express what someone else said before!. There are two ways to express what somebody said before :. DIRECT SPEECH: It transcribes literally what somebody said before We don’t need to change the sentence My father said : ‘ You need to eat better !’.

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Reported speech

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  1. Reportedspeech Or how to express what someone else said before! IES Hermógenes Rodríguez

  2. There are twowaystoexpresswhatsomebodysaidbefore: • DIRECT SPEECH: • It transcribes literallywhatsomebodysaidbefore • Wedon’tneedtochangethesentence • My fathersaid: ‘Youneedtoeatbetter!’ • REPORTED SPEECH: • Itreformulateswhatsomebodysaidbeforeintoone’sownsentence • Weneedtochangethesentence • My fathersaid(THAT) I neededtoeatbetter! IES Hermógenes Rodríguez

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  6. REPORTED STATEMENTS • Itrephrasesthesentenceaccordingtothefollowingstructure: • Subject + 'said' + (that) + subordinatesentence He said: ‘I’m really tired!’………… He said (that) he was really tired • Subject + 'told' + objectpronoun+ (that) + subordinatesentence He toldme: ‘I’m really tired!’ ………… He toldme (that) he was really tired IES Hermógenes Rodríguez

  7. Nowproveyou’vegotitclear! • “I have something to show you” I said to her • I said to her (THAT) I had something to show her • “Nothing grows in my garden”, she said. • She said (THAT) nothing grew in her garden • “I’m leaving tomorrow”, he informed his mother. • He informed his mother (THAT) he was leaving the next / following day • "The film had already started when they arrived," I said. • I said (that) the film had already started when they arrived • "No way! I won't phone Mary," he said • He said (that) he wouldn’t phone Mary IES Hermógenes Rodríguez

  8. "You must be prepared for the worst," the doctor said • The doctor said (that) I had to be prepared for the worst • "We're meeting John next weekend," she said to me • She said to me (that) they were meeting John the following weekend • "You must tell the truth," they said to us • The said to us (that) we had to tell the truth • "They saw the vase was broken once they opened the parcel," I said • I said (that) they saw the vase was broken once they had opened the parcel • "I'm doing my homework now," the boy said • The boy said (that) he was doing his homework then IES Hermógenes Rodríguez

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