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Reported Speech

Reported Speech. Yesterday, I saw my friend Pamela! She told me that she got a new job!. What is it? How do you use it?. ...today. ...yesterday. Reported Speech is the grammar we use when we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past.

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Reported Speech

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  1. Reported Speech Yesterday, I saw my friend Pamela! She told me that she got a new job! What is it? How do you use it? ...today ...yesterday

  2. Reported Speechis the grammar we use when we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past. We often use reported speech to . . . 1. Give someone a telephone message: Example: Ellen said she couldn’t come today because… 2. Tell someone news that we heard from someone else: Example:Tom told me that he and Karen got engaged! 3. To report something that happened: Example:Sam said that the other driver wasn’tpaying attention and hit his car.

  3. How to use reported speech: When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past. Therefore, verbs usually change to the past tense in reported speech. for example:

  4. become was am / is are becomes were have / has become had could couldn’t can / can’t become would wouldn’t become will / won’t

  5. Reported speech typicallyuses the following structure: Someone said (that) … Sentence, past OR Someone told me (that) … Sentence,past However, in English, you can NEVER say Someone said me . . .

  6. Examples of reporting what someone said . . . I talked to Sandra yesterday. She was telling me about her job. Her job is quite stressful. Sandra said: “I’m not happy at my job anymore. I think I’ll quit.”

  7. Sandra said, “I’m not happy at my job anymore. I think I’llquit. Now you want to tell someone else what Sandra said. In this situation, it’s natural to use reported speech: You can say: Sandra told me that she happy at her job anymore and she she quit. wasn't thought would

  8. When a person told you something in the past tense, you can use either the past tense or the past perfect after the “said” phrase. Example: Tim said: “I worked really hard today.” Tim said that he worked really hard today. past tense Tim said that he had worked really hard today. past perfect tense

  9. You will hear native speakers use both the past and past perfect in this situation; However, it’s much easier to just put everything in the simple past tense when using reported speech, so . . . keep it simple!

  10. Examples for practice: 1. Juanito said: “I don’t feel like going to the movies tonight.” Reported speech: Juanito said that he didn’t feel like going to the movies tonight. 2. Tina said: “My sister is coming to visit me soon.” Reported speech: Tina told me that her sister was coming to visit her soon. be careful with pronouns!

  11. . . . And more examples: 3. The counselor said: “I’ll always be available for your students.” Reported speech: The counselor said that shewould always be available for my students. 4. The students said: “We want to do oral presentations in class so we can practice speaking more. Reported speech: The students told me that theywanted to do oral presentations so theycould practice speaking more.

  12. Do you understand reported speech better NOWthan you did BEFORE? Keep practicing!!! And please . . . ask if you need assistance! Congratulations! your teacher a classmate

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