Reported speech

1. Reported Speech by Yolanda Giménez

2. DIRECT SPEECH ‘ This building will be open to the public tomorrow’, said the official. How many different ways can we use to say what someone has said?

4. REPORTED SPEECH The official said that the building would be open to the public the following day. What changes can you see?

6. Because time has gone by since the words were spoken and the people , the place and the moment have also changed. *IMPORTANT When we are reporting someone’s words, we must pay attention to the type of sentence you are reporting. How many different types of sentences can you remember?

8. CHANGES (1) ‘ Get out of the way!’ The warden asked me to get out of the way. “ Don’t smoke in this compartment’. The inspector asked me not to smoke in that compartment. COMMANDS ‘ What time does the train for Fleet leave ? He asked the porter what time the train for Fleet left. INFORMATION QUESTIONS CHANGES (1) ‘ Are you the person who won the prize?’ They asked me if/whether I was the person who had won the prize. YES/NO QUESTIONS CHANGES (1) “ I spent all my money last week ” He told me (that) he had spent all his money the week before . STATEMENTS REPORTED SPEECH

12. Suggestions “ Let’s go to the theatre!” Beth said. Beth suggested going to the theatre. This means that the person who suggested going to the theatre is included. “ Paul had better stay in bed,” the doctor said. The doctor recommended that Paul (should) stay in bed. This means that the suggestion is about other people. * The use of should is a bit old-fasioned nowadays.