REPORTED SPEECH – STATEMENTS,
QUESTIONS AND IMPERATIVES
1st) Difference between SAY and TELL –
● SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE – HE SAID THAT YESTERDAY IT
WOULD RAIN.
● TELL SOMEONE SOMETHING – SHE TOLD ME THAT HER MOTHER
WAS ILL.
2nd) STATEMENTS
CHANGES IN PRONOUNS
‘I will help you.’ ⇒ He said that he would help me.
‘That’s my pen.’ ⇒ She said that it was her pen.
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‘I need your help.’ ⇒ She said
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that she needed my help.
CHANGES IN TENSES
CHANGES IN EXPRESSIONS
3rd) IMPERATIVES –
Direct Speech – “Open the window!” – the teacher said.
Indirect Speech - The teacher said TO open the window.
Direct Speech - Don’t close the door! – the teacher said.
Indirect Speech - The teacher said NOT TO close he door.
4th) QUESTIONS –
WH-QUESTIONS - Where do you work?, she asked him.
● She asked him WHERE + SUBJECT + VERB IN THE RIGT
TENSE
She asked him where he worked
NO WH-QUESTIONS – Will you arrive late tonight?, my mother asked
me.
● My mother asked me IF + SUBJECT + VERB IN THE
RIGHT TENSE.
My mother asked me if I would arrive late that night.
ACTIVITIES - Reported Statements
Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1.“He works in a bank”
She said that he worked in a
bank_____________________________________________________
2. “We went out last night”
She told me that they had gone out last
night_________________________________________________
3. “I’m coming!”
She said that she was
coming_________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he
arrived________________________________________
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said that she’d never been there
before_________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me that she hadn’t had gone to the
party_____________________________________
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said that Lucy would come later_______________________________________
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me that he hadn’t had been eaten
breakfast_____________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said that she could help me
tomorrow________________________________________
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me that i should go to bed
early_________________________________________
Reported Questions
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me where was he__________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me what am i doing__________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me why did i went out last
night_________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me who was that beautiful
woman__________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me how was my mother_______________________________
6. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me if i lived in London____________________________
7. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me if he arrived on time___________________________________
8. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me if i have been to
Paris.___________________________________
9. “Can you help me?”
She asked me if i could help her______________________________________
10. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me if i was working that
night_________________________________
Reported Requests and Orders
Change the direct speech into reported speech:
1. “Please help me carry this”
She asked me to help her carry that_________________________________
2. “Please come early”
She asked me to come
early_____________________________________________
3. “Please buy some milk”
She asked me to buy some
milk____________________________________________
4. “Don’t be late!”
She asked me to not be
late___________________________________________
5. “Don’t smoke!”
She asked me to no smoke_______________________________________
6. “Don’t do that!”
She asked me to not do
that____________________________________________
