reported statements 4th
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Lifestyle Lifestyle Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
I am very happy today.
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Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
I am very happy today.
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We use reported speech to talk about what someone said.
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When we report a statement, we have
to:
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Take away the quotation marks
e.g ‘Some students are talking,’ said the teacher. The teacher said (that) some students were talking.
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Change the tense
e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
simple present
present continuous
simple past
past continuous
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The teacher said (that) some students were talking.
e.g “Some students are talking,” said the teacher.
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Change the pronounsI/you we/you
me/you us/you
my/your
our/your
mine/yours ours/yours
he/she they
him/her them
his/her their
his/hers theirs
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e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
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Change the time words today that day
yesterday the day before
tomorrow the following day
e.g. ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
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How many people are there in your
family?
Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.
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When we report a question, we have to:
change the tense
change the pronouns
change the time words
take away the quotation marks
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We also have to:
change the question mark to a full stop
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray. Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.
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Change the order of words
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray. Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.
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Exercises Exercises
1) John: "Mandy is at home."
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
4) Simon: "David is ill."
5) Peggy: "The girls help in the house."
a. Write reported a. Write reported statements:statements:
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6) Richard: "I am riding a skateboard."
7) Stephen and Claire: "We clean the windows."
8) Charles: "I have time to do my homework."
9) Mrs Jones: "My mother is 50 years old."
10) Jean: "The boss signs the letter."