REPORTED SPEECH

If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or request.

 Reporting questions:

“Do you like pizza?”, Sara asked.       SARA ASKED ME  IF I LIKED PIZZA

“What do you study?”, Sara asked.   SARA ASKED ME WHAT I STUDIED

Reporting orders:

“Go home”, Sara ordered.    SARA ORDERED ME TO GO HOME

“Don’t speak”, Sara ordered.  SARA ORDERED ME NOT TO SPEAK

Reporting statements:

“Susan ate fish yesterday”, Sara said.   SARA SAID (THAT) SUSAN HAD EATEN FISH THE DAY BEFORE.

“I will work tomorrow”, Sara said.   SARA SAID (THAT)  SHE WOULD WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.   

TENSES, TIME AND PLACE CHANGES: 

PRACTISE!!!!!

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?10

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?11

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/reportedspeech/exercise4.html

 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands.htm (orders)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/commands_negations.htm (negative orders)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements.htm (statements)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm (statements/time expressions)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm (questions)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions2.htm (questions/time expressions)