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Technicum Si-Tarek of Relizane Second / Third Year Pupils - Scientific Streams Reference sheet �I- Reported Speech PART ONE: UNDERSTAND THE RULES � Try to complete the example to check if you understood the rule � I-The two most common reporting verbs are �say� and �tell�. They are usually in the past simple. � a) We use say (=past simple) + < , >(direct) / that (indirect) + reported clause. *�He �, �I am going out with Jane this night.� (DIRECT) ������������������� ���� � ��� �Reported clause� � � ����������������������������� � ����* He �that he was going out with Jane that night. (INDIRECT) � b) We use tell (=past simple) + object pronoun + < , >(direct) / that (indirect) + reported clause. *�He �me , �I am going out with Jane that night.� �(DIRECT) ��������������������������� �� � ���� Reported clause���� �� ��������������������������������� ��� � *�He� �that he was going out with Jane that night. (INDIRECT) II-If the sentence starts in the present, there is no change of tenses in reported speech.� *�Example: DIRECT : Susan: "I work in an office." (=present simple) INDIRECT : �Susan says that she �in an office. (=present simple) � � III-If the sentence starts in the past, we always change the tenses in reported speech. (See: Table) *�Example: DIRECT : Susan: "I work in an office." (=present simple) INDIRECT :��Susan said that she in an office. (=past simple) � ���� Examples of change in tenses DIRECT INDIRECT Peter said , "I work in the garden." �Present simple Peter said that he �in the garden. �Past simple Peter said , "I worked in the garden." �past simple � Peter said that he in the garden. � �Past perfect simple Peter said , "I have worked in the garden." �Present perfect simple Peter said , "I had worked in the garden." �Past perfect simple Peter said , "I will work in the garden." Peter said that he in the garden. Peter said , "I can work in the garden." Peter said that he in the garden. Peter said , "I may work in the garden." Peter said that he� in the garden Peter said , "I would work in the garden." (could, might, should, ought to) Peter said that he in the garden. (could, might, should, ought to) Peter said , "I'm working in the garden." �Present continuous Peter said that he �in the garden. �Past continuous Peter said , "I was working in the garden." �Past continuous � Peter said that he in the garden. � �Past perfect continuous Peter said , "I have been working in the garden." �Present perfect continuous Peter said , "I had been working in the garden." �Past perfect continuous IV-If the sentence contains an expression of time, place or a demonstrative, you must change it as well. *�Example: �� DIRECT : Peter said , "I worked in the garden yesterday." �� INDIRECT :��Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before/the previous day. � Examples of change in adverbials & demonstratives DIRECT INDIRECT �(evening/afternoon/...) �that (evening/afternoon/...) �today/this day ��day � (days/weeks/...) �those (days/weeks/...) �now �then/at �moment �(a/two... week(s)/month(s)...) ago �(the/two.. week(s)/month(s)...) �last weekend/year... � weekend/year/... before �the weekend/year... �next (week/year/...) �the (week/year/...) �the weekend/year/... after � �the next/following day �the day � �there (=place) �/that (book/car/table...) �the/that (book/car/table...) �these/those (books/car/tables...) �/those (books/car/tables...) � �� C V-We use �ask�, �want to know� or �wondered� to report questions. We change the interrogative form to the affirmative form, and we put the subject before the verb. *�Example: �� DIRECT : �Where are you?� he asked.� �� INDIRECT :��He wanted to know Where I was. � � VI-�A �yes/no� question is reported by �if� or �whether�. *�Example: DIRECT : She asked me, �Can I borrow your bike?� INDIRECT :��She wondered if / whether she could borrow my bike. � � VII-We use �told / asked� + object + (not) to + infinitive to report orders, commands� or requests. *�Example: a)�DIRECT :�Peter asked, �Please help me�.���� =request INDIRECT :��He asked her to help him. � b)�DIRECT :� �Don�t shout at me,� the girl told her brother.��� =command INDIRECT :��She told him not to�shout at her. � � PART TWO: Now do it by yourself � Try to do the following activities to check your understanding. � 1) Rewrite the questions in reported speech. �Q.1.��Will the flight be delayed?� Jill wanted to know� . �Q.2.��Where have you been all night?� My parents wanted to know� . �Q.3.��Will I pass my exam?� Mark wondered� . �Q.4.��Did you remember the invitations?� Sue asked me� . �Q.5.��How long have you been learning German?� Karl asked us . � 2) Rewrite the commands in reported speech. *�remember: �Keep to the left,� �� The police officer told�the cyclist�to�keep to the left. � �Q.6.��Please don�t smoke in this area.� The waitress asked them . �Q.7.��Sit down and be quiet.� The teacher told the class . �Q.8.��Don�t forget to post the letter.� Jane told her boyfriend . �Q.9.��Don�t talk during the exam.� The examiner told us . �Q.10.��Please switch off your mobile phone.� The air hostess asked him . � 3) Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. �Q.11.�She goes out with her friends every night.� Sue�s father said that� . �Q.12.�I bought the tickets yesterday.� She said that� . �Q.13.�They�re going to Florida next week.� Tim told me that� . �Q.14.�He won�t be in the office tomorrow.� The secretary said that� . �Q.15.�Jenny has passed her driving test.� Jenny�s brother told me that� . �Q.16. �Carl might come to the football match this afternoon.� He told me that� . � � 4) Read the interview, then complete the summary. � Interviewer : I hear you have a very unusual job. Mr Fogarty: That�s right. Interviewer : So what do you do? Mr Fogarty: Well, I�m investigating the Loch Ness monster. Every day I go to Loch Ness and wait for the monster to appear. Interviewer : And have you ever seen the monster? Mr Fogarty: Yes, I have. It was very foggy and I tried to take a photograph, but unfortunately my camera didn�t work. Interviewer : Do you think you�ll see it again? Mr Fogarty: I might see it again if I�m lucky. Interviewer : And what do people think about your job? Mr Fogarty: Many people think it�s a strange job to have. They don�t believe in the Loch Ness monster, but I know it�s out there somewhere. � SUMMARY � The interviewer asked Mr Fogarty what he did. He explained that he was investigating the Loch Ness Monster. He said that every day he 17to Loch Ness and 18�for the monster to appear. He claimed that he 19�the monster. He said that it 20�very foggy and he 21�to take a photograph, but unfortunately his camera 22. He said that he 23�it again if he 24�lucky. He admitted that many people 25�his job was strange. He said that they 26�in the Loch Ness monster, but he 27�it was out there somewhere. � � � �