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TEMA: Reported Speech
DURACIN EN DAS: 25 days
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Starting point
1. Do you remember anything about Reported speech? What?
2. Write 5 examples of reported speech

3. Write something that you remember your parents or your friend told you
this morning
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4. Write a small report about ONE NEW of the last year that you remember

Competencias a
desarrollar
1. Recognize the grammar structure of reported speech.
2. Produce sentences in affirmative, negative and questions using reported speech.
3. Describe a conversation between two people using reported speech.
4. Listening and understand concepts related to reported speech.
5. Listen and write a report using grammar structure related to reported speech.

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1. Reported speech ( structure)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6MX3k0iwVs

2. Reported speech (Sentences)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3QSjBFdug

3. Reported speech ( Examples)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgJ1OAxruw

Read the following information and create a chart where you explain the reported
speech.
Uses

Structure

Examples

Reported Speech
Direct Speech
Simple present
Present continuous
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect
Past perfect
Will
Could
Must
Today
Tonight
This week/month/year

Indirect Speech

Example

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Do you like the videos and activities?
1.Think about one topic that is important research in your city (politic,
social, cultural, education, public health etc.).
2.Choose one person for the interview
3.Develop the interview with 10 questions
4.Write the report of this interview, use 100 or 150 words to write them.

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Relating
Reporting back famous interview
Materials
Peace of paper
Video
Pen
Instructions
1. For this activity, watch the next videos of famous interview (Choose one of
them).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrZjdi6y0mE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSu0xYc0kE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkQc_tby16s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggL5TRbQ_4U
2. When you watch the video, take some notes and ideas.
3. When you have finished to take notes of the report , talk about the report
with your teacher , you have 10 minutes

1. Read the next conversation and write what the teacher tells his student
Teacher: Kamesh, do you know how to operate?
Student: Sir, I am learning.
Teacher: When did you start training?
Student: Only two days back. Sr.
Teacher: Be confident, dont be shy. Can you see the programmer?
Student: Yes, sir, it is well planned.
Teacher: There is your friend Mugesh. Look at him.
Student: He is also having training under Mr. Gopal only from yesterday.
Teacher: How much time will you take?
Student: I will take only 30 minutes, sir.
Teacher: Our H.M. will go round all the computer classes today.
Student: Yes sir. We are happy to meet him.
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Statements
1) If the introductory sentence starts in the present (Susan says), there is no backshift of
tenses in Reported speech.
Example:
Direct speech: Susan: "I work in an office."
Reported speech: Susan says (that) she works in an office.

2) If the introductory sentence starts in the past (Susan said), there is often backshift of
tenses in Reported speech. (See: Note)
Example:
Susan: "I work in an office."
Susan said (that) she worked in an office.
Backshift of tenses
from

to

Simple Present

Simple Past

Simple Past
Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Past Perfect
will

would

Progressive forms
am/are/is

was/were

was/were

had been

has been

had been
Backshift of tenses
from

to

Peter: "I work in the garden."

Peter said (that) he worked in the garden.

Peter: "I worked in the garden."

Peter: "I have worked in the garden."

Peter said (that) he had worked in the garden.

Peter: "I had worked in the garden."

Peter: "I will work in the garden."

Peter said (that) he would work in the garden.

Peter: "I can work in the garden."

Peter said (that) he could work in the garden.

Peter: "I may work in the garden."

Peter said (that) he might work in the garden.

Peter: "I would work in the garden."

(could, might, should, ought to)

Peter said (that) he would work in the garden.

(could, might, should, ought to)

Progressive forms
Peter: "I'm working in the garden."

Peter said (that) he was working in the garden.

Peter: "I was working in the garden."

Peter: "I have been working in the
garden."

Peter said (that) he had been working in the

garden.

Peter: "I had been working in the

garden."
If the sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it as well.
Peter: "I worked in the garden yesterday."
Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before.
Shifting/Conversion of expressions of time
this (evening) that (evening)
today/this
day

that day

these (days)

those (days)

now

then

(a week) ago

(a week) before

last weekend

the weekend before / the previous

weekend
here

there

next (week)

the following (week)

tomorrow

the next/following day

Note:
In some cases the backshift of tenses is not necessary, e.g. when statements are still true.
John: "My brother is at Leipzig university."
John said (that) his brother was at Leipzig university. or
John said (that) his brother is at Leipzig university.
or
Mandy: "The sun rises in the east."
Mandy said (that) the sun rose in the east. or
Mandy said (that) the sun rises in the east.
3. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is
sometimes not necessary.
Toggle example
1) John: "Mandy is at home."
John said that _________________________________________________________
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that ______________________________________________________
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that ___________________________________________________
4) Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said that _______________________________________________________
5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that _____________________________________________________
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."

Richard said to me that _________________________________________________

7) Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that __________________________________________
8) Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that _________________________________________________

9) Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."

Mrs Jones told me that _________________________________________
10) Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that ________________________________________________
4. Finish the sentences using Reported speech.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that ______________________________________.
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that ______________________________________.
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that ______________________________________.
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that ___________________________________________.
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that ________________________________________.
6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that __________________________________________.
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that ____________________________________.

8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."

Andrew remarked that ________________________________________.
9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that ______________________________________.
10) David: "John had already gone at six."
We use reported speech when we are saying what other people say, think or believe.
He says he wants it.
We think you are right.
I believe he loves her.
Yesterday you said you didn't like it but now you do!
She told me he had asked her to marry him.
I told you she was ill.
We thought he was in Australia.

When we are reporting things in the present, future or present perfect we don't change the
tense.
He thinks he loves her.
I'll tell her you are coming.

He has said he'll do it.

When we tell people what someone has said in the past, we generally make the tense 'more
in the past'.
You look very nice. = I told him he looked very nice.
He's working in Siberia now. = She told me he was working in Siberia now.
Polly has bought a new car. = She said Polly had bought a new car.
Jo can't come for the weekend. = She said Jo couldn't come for the weekend.
Paul called and left a message. = He told me Paul had called and had left me a message.
I'll give you a hand. = He said he would give me a hand.

However, when we are reporting something that was said in the past but is still true, it is not
obligatory to make the tense 'more in the past'. The choice is up to the speaker. For
example:
"The train doesn't stop here."
o

He said the train doesn't stop here.

He said the train didn't stop here.

When we are reporting what was said, we sometimes have to change other words in the sentence.
We have to change the pronoun if we are reporting what someone else said. Compare these two sentences.
In each case the person actually said "I don't want to go."

I said I didn't want to go.

Bill said he didn't want to go.

We have to change words referring to 'here and now' if we are reporting what was said in a
different place or time.
Compare these two sentences. In each case the person actually said "I'll be there at ten
tomorrow."
(If it is later the same day) He said he would be there at ten tomorrow.
(If it is the next day) He said he would be there at ten today.
Now compare these two sentences.
(If we are in a different place) He said he would be there tomorrow at ten.
(If we are in the place he is coming to) He said he would be here at ten tomorrow.

1. Read and pay attention of tense changes when using Reported Speech
Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct
speech:
She said, "I am tired."

She said that she was tired.

The changes are shown below:

Simple present
"I always drink coffee", she said
Present continuous
"I am reading a book", he explained.

Simple past
She said that she always drank coffee.
Past continuous
He explained that he was reading a
book

Simple past
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.

Present perfect
"I have been to Spain", he told me.
Past perfect
"I had just turned out the light," he
explained.
Present perfect continuous
They complained, "We have
beenwaiting for hours".
Past continuous
"We were living in Paris", they told
me.
Future

Past perfect
He said that Bill had arrived on
Saturday
Past perfect
He told me that he had been to Spain
Past perfect
He explained that he had just turned
out the light.
Past perfect continuous
They complained that they had been
waiting for hours.
Past perfect continuous
They told me that they had been
living in Paris.
Present conditional

"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he

said
Future continuous
She said, "I'll be using the car next
Friday".

He said that he would be in Geneva

on Monday.
Conditional continuous
She said that she would be using the
car next Friday.

NOTE:
1. You do not need to change the tense if the reporting verb is in the present, or if the
original statement was about something that is still true, e.g.

He says he has missed the train but he'll catch the next one.

We explained that it is very difficult to find our house.

2. These modal verbs do not change in reported speech:

Might, could, would, should, ought to, e.g.

We explained that it could be difficult to find our house.

She said that she might bring a friend to the party.

2. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question and whether you have to change the tenses or not.
1.

"I was very tired," she said.

She said

2.

"Be careful, Ben," she said.

She told Ben

3.

"I will get myself a drink," she says.

She says

4.

"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.

He wondered

5.

"I cannot drive them home," he said.

He said

6.

"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.

She asks Peter

7.

"Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
She asked me

8.

He said, "Don't go too far."

He advised her

9.

"Have you been shopping?" he asked us.

He wanted to know

10.

"Don't make so much noise," he says.

He asks us