REPORTED SPEECH “Hi there we’re Mitchell and Webb" We’re going to show you how to do reported speech
Nov 30, 2014
REPORTED SPEECH “Hi there we’re Mitchell and Webb"
We’re going to show you how to
do reported speech
REPORTED SPEECH “Ready?"
1 "I live in Paris."2 "I am cooking dinner."3 "I have visited London twice."4 "I went to New York last week."
5 "I had already eaten."6 "I am going to find a new job."7 "I will give Jack a call."8 "I have been working for over two weeks."
9 "I can come tonight."10 "I may buy a new car."11 "I might go to Denver."12 "I must give Ken a call."13 "I have to give Ken a call."14 "I should see a doctor"15 "Stop!"16 "Are you OK?"17 "Why are you doing this?
REPORTED SPEECH
1 He said / told me he lived in Paris.2 He said / told me he was cooking dinner.
3 He said / told me he had visited London twice.
4 He said / told me he had been to New York the week before.5 He said / told me he had already eaten.
6 He said / told me he was going to find a new job.7 He said / told me he would give Jack a call.
8 He said / told me he had been working for two weeks.
9 He said / told me he could come that night.10 He said / told me he might buy a new car.11 He said / told me he might go to Denver.
12 He said / told me he had to give Ken a call.13 He said / told me he had to give Ken a call.
14 He said / told me he should see a doctor.15 He told me to stop
16 He asked me if I was OK17 He asked me why I was doing it
Thanks to Mitchell and Webb
Present -> PastPast -> Past perfectPast perfect -> Past perfectWill -> would
TENSE CHANGES
REPORTED SPEECH “Let’s see how much you remember of that"
REPORTED SPEECH “Let’s see how much you remember of that"
OK
REPORTED SPEECH "I'm going to say something"
REPORTED SPEECH“And
I'm going to say what he said"
"I'm going to say something"
REPORTED SPEECH
"Ready?"
REPORTED SPEECH
"Ready?" Yes
REPORTED SPEECH
"I live in Paris." He said ...
REPORTED SPEECH
"I live in Paris." He said he lived in Paris.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I am cooking dinner."
He told me...
REPORTED SPEECH
"I am cooking dinner."
He told mehe was cooking dinner.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I have visited London twice."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I have visited London twice."
He said / told me he had visited London twice.
REPORTED SPEECH"I went to
New York last week."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I went to New York last
week."
He said / told me he had
been to New York the week before.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I had already eaten."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I had already eaten."
He said / told me he had already
eaten.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I am going to find a new job."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I am going to find a new job."
He said / told mehe was going to find
a new job.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I will give Jack a call."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I will give Jack a call."
He said / told me he would give
Jack a call.
REPORTED SPEECH"I have been working for two weeks"
REPORTED SPEECH"I have been working for two weeks"
He said / told mehe had been working
for two weeks.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I can come tonight."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I can come tonight."
He said / told mehe could come
that night.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I may buy a new car."
REPORTED SPEECH
"I may buy a new car."
He said / told me he might buy
a new car.
REPORTED SPEECH
I might go to Denver."
REPORTED SPEECH
I might go to Denver."
He said / told mehe might go to Denver.
REPORTED SPEECH
I must give Ken a call."
REPORTED SPEECH
I must give Ken a call."
He said / told mehe had to
give Ken a call.
REPORTED SPEECH
"I should see a doctor"
REPORTED SPEECH
"I should see a doctor"
He said / told mehe should
see a doctor.
REPORTED SPEECH
"Be quiet!"
REPORTED SPEECH
"Be quiet!" He told me to be quiet."
REPORTED SPEECH
"STOP!"
REPORTED SPEECH
"STOP!" He told me to stop."
REPORTED SPEECH
"Are you OK?"
REPORTED SPEECH
"Are you OK?" He asked me if I was OK."
REPORTED SPEECH
"Why are you doing this?"
REPORTED SPEECH
"Why are you doing this?" He asked me why I was doing this."
REPORTED SPEECH
Thank you He said thank you
Thanks to Mitchell and Webb
1 "I live in Paris."2 "I am cooking dinner."3 "I have visited London twice."4 "I went to New York last week."
5 "I had already eaten."6 "I am going to find a new job."7 "I will give Jack a call."8 "I have been working for over two weeks."
9 "I can come tonight."10 "I may buy a new car."11 "I might go to Denver."12 "I must give Ken a call."13 "I have to give Ken a call."14 "I should see a doctor"15 "Stop!"16 "Are you OK?"17 "Why are you doing this?
REPORTED SPEECH
1 He said / told me he lived in Paris.2 He said / told me he was cooking dinner.
3 He said / told me he had visited London twice.
4 He said / told me he had been to New York the week before.5 He said / told me he had already eaten.
6 He said / told me he was going to find a new job.7 He said / told me he would give Jack a call.
8 He said / told me he had been working for two weeks.
9 He said / told me he could come that night.10 He said / told me he might buy a new car.11 He said / told me he might go to Denver.
12 He said / told me he had to give Ken a call.13 He said / told me he had to give Ken a call.
14 He said / told me he should see a doctor.15 He told me to stop
16 He asked me if I was OK17 He asked me why I was doing it
Thanks to Mitchell and Webb
Present -> PastPast -> Past perfectPast perfect -> Past perfectWill -> would
TENSE CHANGES