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“SHARE YOUR NEWS WITH YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS.“
reported statements and questions
intermediate level
55 SLIDES , ANIMATED, WITH COMPUTER SOUNDS
ALSO WITH RULES AND FINAL REVISION EXERCISE
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DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
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2. Post to Profile
“I will ring her.“
He said that he would ring her.
He said that he will ring her.
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He said that he would ring her.
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3. Post to Profile
“I speak English.“
Dad told me that he spoke English.
Dad told me that he speaks English.
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Dad told me that he spoke English.
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“My brother is listening to music.“
Jack told me that his brother was listening to music.
Jack told me that his brother listened to music.
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Jack told me that his brother was listening to music.
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5. Post to Profile
“Did you go on holiday to Italy in July?“
Mary wondered if I went on holiday to Italy in July.
Mary wondered if I did go on holiday to Italy in July.
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Mary wondered if I went on holiday to Italy in July.
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6. Post to Profile
“Has your sister been to England?“
My teacher asked me if my sister had been to England.
My teacher asked me if my sister was to England.
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My teacher asked me if my sister had been to England.
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“I have been living in the city for five years.“
He said that he had been living in the city for five years.
He said that he had lived in the city for five years.
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He said that he had been living in the city for five years.
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“Who is your best friend?“
Jane asked me who my best friend was.
Jane asked me who was my best friend.
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Jane asked me who my best friend was.
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“Where is the party?“
Steve wanted to know where the party was.
Steve wanted to know where was the party.
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Steve wanted to know where the party was.
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“I know a better restaurant.“
Tom told me that he knew a better restaurant.
Tom told me that he knows a better restaurant.
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Tom told me that he knew a better restaurant.
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“I would like to go there again.“
Peter says that he would like to go there again.
Peter says that he would have liked to go there again.
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Peter says that he would like to go there again.
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“I have a new computer.“
He says that he has a new computer.
He says that he had a new computer.
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He says that he has a new computer.
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“We have just arrived.“
They told me that they had just arrived.
They told me that they have just arrived.
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They told me that they had just arrived.
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“Where is my handbag?“
Mum asked where her handbag was.
Mum asked where was her handbag.
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Mum asked where her handbag was.
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“I didn´t do that.“
She told me that she hadn´t done that.
She told me that she didn´t do that.
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She told me that she hadn´t done that.
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“Who speaks German?“
The teacher wanted to know who spoke German.
The teacher wanted to know who has spoken German.
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The teacher wanted to know who spoke German.
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“Are you going to the cinema?.“
Jane asked if I was going to the cinema.
Jane asked if I am going to the cinema.
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Jane asked if I was going to the cinema.
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“Hurry up.“
Dad told me to hurry up.
Dad told me that I hurried up.
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Dad told me to hurry up.
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“We are going to get married.“
They announced that they were going to get married.
They announced that they will get married.
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They announced that they were going to get married.
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“Mind your own business.“
They told me to mind my own business.
They told me that I minded my own business.
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They told me to mind my own business.
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“Don´t be late.“
He advised us not to be late.
He advised us to not be late.
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He advised us not to be late.
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“We have never been abroad.“
My grandparents told me
that they had never been abroad.
My grandparents told me that they were never abroad.
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My grandparents told me
that they had never been abroad.
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“Fill in the form.“
The receptionist asked me to fill in the form.
The receptionist asked if I filled in the form.
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The receptionist asked me to fill in the form.
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“How was the journey?“
They wanted to know how the journey had been.
They wanted to know how the journey was.
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They wanted to know how the journey had been.
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“Don´t touch it.“
My mum asked me not to touch it.
My mum asked me didn´t touch it.
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Mum asked me not to touch it.
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“Don´t drink and drive.“
His parents warned him not to drink and drive.
His parents warned him that he didn´t drink and drive.
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His parents warned him not to drink and drive.
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“Are you working tonight?“
He asked me if I was working tonight.
He asked me if I am working that night.
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He asked me if I was working that night.
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“He hasn´t shaved.“
I noticed that he hadn´t shaved.
I noticed that he didn´t shave.
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I noticed that he hadn´t shaved.
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“He won´t say anything.“
I was sure that he wouldn´t say anything.
I was sure that he won´t say anything.
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I was sure that he wouldn´t say anything.
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“Where did Jack work?“
Everybody wondered where Jack had worked.
Everybody wondered where Jack worked.
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Everybody wondered where Jack had worked.
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“What about going to the cinema?“
George suggested going to the cinema.
George suggested to go to the cinema.
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George suggested going to the cinema.
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“It´s hard to please everyone.“
He added that it was hard to please everyone.
He added that it is hard to please everyone.
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He added that it was hard to please everyone.
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“You should have your car serviced.“
They advised me to have my car serviced.
They advised me to should have my car serviced.
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They advised me to have my car serviced.
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“We will clean the flat after the party“
They promised to clean the flat after the party.
They promised that they clean the flat after the party.
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They promised to clean the flat after the party.
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“You should look for a new job.“
They encouraged me to look for a new job.
They encouraged me that
I should have looked for a new job.
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They encouraged me to look for a new job.
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“I will give you a lift.“
He offered to give me a lift.
He offered that he gives me a lift.
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He offered to give me a lift.
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“I apologize for being late.“
He apologized for being late.
He apologized that he is late.
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He apologized for being late.
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“I will write him an email.“
He promised to write him an email.
He promised that he will write him an email.
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He promised to write him an email.
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“My brother works abroad.“
Lucy wrote that her brother worked abroad.
Lucy wrote that her brother works abroad .
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Lucy wrote that her brother worked abroad.
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“Will you think about it?“
My boyfriend begged me to think about it.
My boyfriend begged that
I would have thought about it.
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My boyfriend begged me to think about it.
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“You must read this book.“
He advised me to read that book.
He advised me to must have read that book.
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He advised me to read that book.
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“If I had more time I would go there with you.“
He said that if he had more time
he would go there with me.
He said that if he had had more time
he would have gone there with me.
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He said that if he had more time
he would go there with me.
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“If I had had more time I would have gone there with you.“
He said that if he had had more time
he would have gone there with me.
He said that if he had more time
he would go there with me.
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He said that if he had had more time
he would have gone there with me.
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“Canberra is the capital of Australia.“
He said that Canberra is the capital of Australia.
He said that Canberra has been the capital of Australia.
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He said that Canberra is the capital of Australia.
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“Are you often on Facebook?“
He wants to know if I am often on Facebook.
He wants to know if I was often on Facebook.
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He wants to know if I am often on Facebook.
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“When I was having breakfast, the phone rang.“
She said that when she was having breakfast,
the phone rang.
She said that when she had been having breakfast,
the phone had rung.
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She said that when she was having breakfast,
the phone rang.
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“I love dogs.“
She says that she loves dogs.
She says that she loved dogs.
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She says that she loves dogs.
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“I would rather fly.“
Steve said that he would rather fly.
Steve said that he would have rather flown.
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Steve said that he would rather fly.
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“Does Tom know about it?“
They wanted to know if Tom knew about it.
They wanted to know if Tom knows about it. .
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They wanted to know if Tom knew about it.
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“Does your brother study at university?“
They ask if my brother studies at university.
They ask if my brother studied at university.
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They ask if my brother studies at university.
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“Is the grammar difficult?“
Can you tell me if the grammar is difficult?
Can you tell me if the grammar was difficult?
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Can you tell me if the grammar is difficult?
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52. If the reported speech is introduced by verbs in the past tense we change:
TENSES
present past
present perfect past perfect
past past perfect
will would
WORD ORDER
In reported questions the word order is the same as in possitive statements.
If the original question has no question word (who, when...), we use if
in the reported question.
TIME EXPRESSIONS ( for example)
today that day tomorrow the next day
yesterday the day before next week the following week
last week the previous week a year ago a year before
RULES

53. If the reported speech is introduced by verbs in the past tense we change:
PRONOUNS
this that
these those
THE VERB FORMS REMAIN THE SAME
1. When the reporting verb is in the present tense.
2. with modal verbs (would, could, might, should) and with used to
3. after wish, would rather, had better
4. after when and if ( in time and contitional sentences)
5. When we report something that is still true.
“He said that Canberra is the capital of Australia.“
RULES

54. • Jane asked her father why he didn´t like milk.
• “Why don´t you like milk?“
• Peter asked where that book was.
• “Where is this book?“
• Tom answered that he would visit them next week.
• “I will visit them the following week.“
• Jack wanted to know if someone had borrowed the CD.
• “Has someone borrowed the CD ?“
• They asked how old she was.
• “How old is she?“
• Mum advised me not to buy those jeans.
• “You shoudln´t buy these jeans.“
• Mary told me that if she had more money, she would buy a car.
• “If I had more money, I would buy a car.“
• The policeman ordered me not to park there.
• “You mustn´t / You aren´t allowed to park here.“
Change the indirect speech
into the direct speech.
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