05 Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH
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Affirmative and Negative
Look at the following examples:
March 17th:
Teacher to all the class:

“Next Saturday we won’t have class”
April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
The teacher told us that the following
Saturday we wouldn’t have class
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
What differences do you see?
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
What is “to report”?
It is when you say what someone else said in

another moment
Ways of reporting:
Ways of reporting:
DIRECT SPEECH:
You report textually what the other person said.

Use quotations marks (“ ”)
Ways of reporting:
DIRECT SPEECH:

Ways of reporting:
DIRECT SPEECH:

“Next Saturday we won’t have class”, the teacher said.

Ways of reporting:
REPORTED SPEECH
(OR INDIRECT SPEECH):
You report what the other person said with

some changes of tenses and words.
Ways of reporting:
REPORTED SPEECH

Ways of reporting:
REPORTED SPEECH

The teacher said we wouldn’t have class the following

Saturday
Basic structure:
The teacher said (that) he would invite the tortas
Introduction Message
Who told who? What?
Optional
Reporting verbs:
Reporting verbs:
Statements
Reporting verbs:
He told me he was tired
Statements He said
He said me (wroooong!)
Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
Questions
Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
where I lived
Questions He asked (me)
if i was Mexican
Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
where I lived
if i was Mexican
Commands
Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
where I lived
if i was Mexican
Commands He told me to stand up

Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
where I lived
if i was Mexican
Requests
Reporting verbs:
Statements He said
where I lived
if i was Mexican
Requests He asked me to close the door

Reporting verbs 2: Some other reporting verbs
Statements He mentioned/added he was tired
Questions He wanted to know where I lived
Commands He demanded me to stand up
Requests He begged me to close the door

What do I need to change?
What do I need to change?
Some words and phrases
&
Tenses
DO NOT PANIC!
IT IS MUCH EASIER THAN YOU THINK
Just trust me ;)
WORDS AND PHRASES
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Today That day
Tomorrow The following (next) day
Yesterday The day before/the previous day

Two days ago Two days before
This morning That morning
Tonight That night
In six days In six days
Last week The week before
Now Then
Next month The following month
WORDS AND PHRASES
WORDS:
Here There
Now Then
This That
These those
This morning That morning
Tonight That night
Three days ago Three days before
TENSES
PRESENT:
Am / is / are Was / were
Am / is / are eating Was / were eating
eat ate
Has / have eaten Had eaten
Has / have been eating Had been eating

EXAMPLES
Lalo to Alfred: “I don’t like the pulque from Nomás No

Llores ”
EXAMPLES
Lalo to Alfred: “I don’t like the pulque from Nomás No

Llores ”
Lalo told Alfred (that) he didn’t like the pulque form

Nomás No Llores
EXCERCISE PRESENT:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “I am tired”
I to Sue: “They are tired”
Mike to Sue: “I am playing tennis now”
Mike to Rich : “They are playing tennis”
Mike to me and Sue: “I work here”
Mike to Rich: “I have been to England”
I to Mike: “I have been studying a lot

these days”
Sue to Susan: “She has been to England”

EXCERCISE PRESENT:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “I am tired” She told me she was tired
I to Sue: “They are tired” I told her they were tired
Mike to Sue: “I am playing tennis now” He told her he was playing tennis then
Mike to Rich : “They are playing tennis” Mike told Rich they were playing tennis
Mike to me and Sue: “I work here” He told us he worked there
Mike to Rich: “I have been to England” He told him he had been to England
I to Mike: “I have been studying a lot I told him I had been studying a lot those
these days” days
Sue to Susan: “She has been to England” She told her she had been to England
TENSES
PAST:
Was / were Had been
Was eating Had been eating
ate Had eaten
Had eaten Had eaten
Had been eating Had been eating

EXAMPLES
Sue to Estevan: “I didn’t see you yesterday”

EXAMPLES
Sue to Estevan: “I didn’t see you yesterday”
Sue told Estevan (that) she hadn’t seen him the day before
EXAMPLES
Eli to you: “I have already seen the movie Lalo

recommended me”
EXAMPLES
Eli to you: “I have already seen the movie Lalo

recommended me”
Eli told me she (that) had already seen the movie had
recommended her
EXCERCISE PAST:
ORIGINAL REPORT
I to Sue:“I wasn’t tired last weekend”
Sue and Mike to me: “They were tired”
Sue to Susan: “She was playing soccer”
Mike to Rich: “They weren’t playing soccer

yesterday at 4:00 pm”
Mike to Sue and Rich:“We went to the
movies a week ago”
I to Susan and Mike: “She had already
been to England at that time”
EXCERCISE PAST:
ORIGINAL REPORT
I to Sue:“I wasn’t tired last weekend” I told her I hadn’t been tired the previous
weekend/the
weekend before
Sue and Mike to me: “They were tired” They told me they had been tired
Sue to Susan: “She was playing soccer” She told her she had been playing soccer
Mike to Rich: “They weren’t playing soccer He told him they hadn’t been playing
yesterday at 4:00 pm” soccer the previous day at 4:00
Mike to Sue and Rich:“We went to the He told them they had gone to the movies
movies a week ago” a week before
I to Susan and Mike: “She had already I told them she had already been to
been to England at that time” England at that time
TENSES
FUTURE:
Will eat Would eat
Will be eating Would be eating
Am / is / are going to Was / were going to
May eat Might eat
Will have eaten Would have eaten

EXAMPLES
Ana to Catalina: “I will see you at the pulquería next

Friday”
EXAMPLES
Ana to Catalina: “I will see you at the pulquería next

Friday”
Ana told Catalina she would see her at the pulquería the
following Friday”
EXCERCISE FUTURE:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Terminator to the police officer: “I’ll be
back”
Sue to Mike: “They will be watching TV
this evening”
I to Sue: “You will have already arrived”
Mike and Sue to Susan: “We are going to
the disco tonight”
Sue to Mike and me: “He is not going to
come next week”
Sue to Susan: “I may be late tomorrow”
EXCERCISE FUTURE:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Terminator to the police officer: “I’ll be He told him he would be back
back”
Sue to Mike: “They will be watching TV She told him they would be watching TV
this evening” that evening
I to Sue: “You will have already arrived” I told her she would have already arrived
Mike and Sue to Susan: “We are going to They told her they were going to the disco
the disco tonight” that night.
Sue to Mike and me: “He is not going to She told us he was not going to come the
come next week” following week
Sue to Susan: “I may be late tomorrow” She told her she might be late the
following/next day
TENSES
MODALS:
Can eat Could eat
Could eat Could eat
Have to eat Had to eat

Had to eat Had had to eat
Must eat Had to eat
Must not eat Could not eat

Should eat Should eat
EXAMPLES
Aniela to Alfred: “You mustn’t forget to do this”

EXAMPLES
Aniela to Alfred: “You mustn’t forget to do this”
Aniela told Alfred (that) he couldn’t fortet to do that

EXCERCISE MODALS:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Mike to me: “I can take you home”
Mike to me: “I could take you home”
Sue and Susan to Mike and Rick: “We have
to work more”
Mike to Sue: “We had to work more”
Sue and Mike to Rick and me:“You should
tell us the truth”
The policeman to me: “You must take of
your cap”
The policeman to me: “You must not park
your car here”
EXCERCISE MODALS:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Mike to me: “I can take you home” He told him he could take him home
Mike to me: “I could take you home” He told me he could take me home
Sue and Susan to Mike and Rick: “We have They told them they had to work more
to work more”
Mike to Sue: “We had to work more” He told her they had had to work more
Sue and Mike to Rick and me:“You should They told us we should tell them the truth
tell us the truth”
The policeman to me: “You must take of He told me I had to take of my cap
your cap”
The policeman to me: “You must not park He told me I could not park my car there
your car here”
TENSES
EXISTENCE:
There is / was There was / were
There was / were There had been
There will be There would be
There will have been There would have been

EXAMPLES
Lalo to Alfred: “There is very good pulque here”

EXAMPLES
Lalo to Alfred: “There is very good pulque here”
Lalo told Alfred (that) there was very good pulque there
EXCERCISE EXISTENCE:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “There are many people here”
Mike to Sue: “There is an alien in my

bedroom!”
Sue to Mike: “There was a lot of traffic
yesterday”
Mike and Sue to Rick and me:“There
weren’t many people a week ago”
Jigsaw to detective Matthews: “There will
be blood”
Juan to Estela: “By the time you arrive, I
will have already left”
EXCERCISE EXISTENCE:
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “There are many people here” She told me there were many people
there
Mike to Sue: “There is an alien in my He told her there was an alien in his
bedroom!” bedroom
Sue to Mike: “There was a lot of traffic She told me there had been a lot of traffic
yesterday” the day before
Mike and Sue to Rick and me:“There They told us there hadn’t been many
weren’t many people a week ago” people a week before
Jigsaw to detective Matthews: “There will He told him there would be blood
be blood”
Juan to Estela: “By the time you arrive, I He told her by the time she arrive, he will
will have already left” have already left
Watch out
with
possessives and object pronouns!

Sometimes you need to replace nouns with
pronouns, and sometimes you don’t.
You need to decide if the message is clear

with or without the subsitution.
EXAMPLES
Lalo to Eli: “I didn’t give Karen the report the teacher

asked me to do for homework”
EXAMPLES
Lalo to Eli: “I didn’t give Karen the report the teacher

asked me to do for homework”
Lalo told Eli he hadn’t given Karen the report the teacher
had asked him to do for homework
MORE COMPLEX EXAMPLES
Xhail to Dilan: “Leslie told me she knows about the

activitiy we are going to have in your Jewerly class next
Thursday”
Xhail to Dilan: “Leslie told me she knows about the

activitiy we are going to have in your Jewerly class next
Thursday”
Xhail told Dilan (that) Leslie had told her she knew about
the activity they were going to have in his Jewerly class
the following Thursday
Gerry to Ale: “If you really want to use reported speech,

you must do these excercises the teacher has been
uploading to this facebook group from the very beginning
of our course.
Gerry to Ale: “If you really want to use reported speech,

you must do these excercises the teacher has been
uploading to this facebook group from the very beginning
of our course.
Gerry told Ale that if she really wanted to use reported

speech, she had to do all those excercises the teacher had
been uploading to that facebook group from the very
beginning of their course.
REPORTED SPEECH
II
Interrogative
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

April 7th:
Pao to Mariana:
March 17th:

“Where is Lencho?”
March 17th:

April 7th:
Ana to Otniel:
The teacher asked where Lencho was
March 17th:

April 7th:
Ana to Otniel:
March 17th:
Tenses
April 7th:
Ana to Otniel:
March 17th:
Tenses
QW V S
April 7th:
Order
Ana to Otniel:
QW S V
March 17th:
Tenses
Reporting QW V S
April 7th:
verb
Order
Ana to Otniel:
QW S V
Basic structure:
BASIC STEPS:
• Reporting verb
• If or QW
• Order: Subject + Verb
• Change of tenses
Reporting verbs:
asked (me)
wondered
Questions
wanted to know
inquired
COMMON MISTAKES:
In reporteed speech…
• NEVER USE THE AUXILIARIES DID / DO / DOES
He asked if he had come? He asked if did he come

Ok (WrOOOOOONG!)
He asked if he liked Bruno Mars He asked if does he like Bruno M.

Ok (WrOOOOOOONG!)
Summary structure:
where she had studied
asked
Jaunito wanted to know
wondered
if he had came
S verb
Introduction If / QW Message
Who asked who? Yes/No Open What?

questions questions
Basic structure:
OPEN QUESTIONS : start with a question word
Juanito:
“Where did she study?
Jaunito asked where she had studied

S verb
Introduction QW Message
Who asked who? What?
Excercise: OPEN QUESTIONS
ORIGINAL REPORT
Mike and Sue to Rich and Fred: “What are they
playing?”
Mike to me and Sue: “Where do you live?”
Mike to Rich: “What countries have you
visited?”
I to Mike: “What have you been doing?”
Sue and Mike to me: “How was the game?”
Sue to Susan: “What program was he
watching?”
Mike to Rick: “What time will she be back?”
Sue to Mike and me: “When are you going to
come back?”
Sue and Susan to Mike and Rick: “What do you
have to do tomorrow?”
Sue to Mike: “What kind of people were
there?”
John to me: “What kind of movies do you like?”
ORIGINAL REPORT
Mike and Sue to Rich and Fred: “What are they He asked her what they were playing
playing?”
Mike to me and Sue: “Where do you live?” He asked us where we lived
Mike to Rich: “What countries have you He asked him what countries he had visited
visited?”
I to Mike: “What have you been doing?” I asked him what he had been doing
Sue and Mike to me: “How was the game?” They asked me how the game had been
Sue to Susan: “What program was he She asked her what program she had been
watching?” watching
Mike to Rick: “What time will she be back?” He asked him what time she would be back
Sue to Mike and me: “When are you going to She asked us when we were going to come
come back?” back
Sue and Susan to Mike and Rick: “What do you They asked them what they had to do the
have to do tomorrow?” following day
Sue to Mike: “What kind of people were She asked me what kind of people there had
there?” been
John to me: “What kind of movies do you like?” He asked what kind of movies I liked
Basic structure:
YES / NO QUESTIONS: start with an auxiliary
Juanito:
“Have you ever been to Spain?
Jaunito asked if he had ever been to Spain

S verb
Introduction if Message
Who asked who? What?
Excercise: YES / NO QUESTIONS
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “Is he tired?”
Sue to Susan: “Have you ever been to
England?”
Mike and Sue to Rick: “Have you been studying
hard?”
Mike to Sue and Rich: “Did you do your
homework?”
I to Susan and Mike: “Had she arrived at that
time?”
Sue to Mike: “Will you be studying all day?”
Mike and Sue to Susan: “Are you going to the
movies out tonight?”
Mike to me: “Can you speak Chinese?”
Mike to Sue: “Do you have to work?”
Sue to me: “Are there many people here?”
I to Sue: “Will you have left at that time?”
Excercise: YES / NO QUESTIONS
ORIGINAL REPORT
Sue to me: “Is he tired?” She asked me if he was tired
Sue to Susan: “Have you ever been to She asked her if she had ever been to England
England?”
Mike and Sue to Rick: “Have you been studying They asked him if he had been studying hard
hard?”
Mike to Sue and Rich: “Did you do your He asked them if they had done their
homework?” homework
I to Susan and Mike: “Had she arrived at that I asked them if she had arrived at that time
time?”
Sue to Mike: “Will you be studying all day?” She asked him if he would be studying all day
Mike and Sue to Susan: “Are you going to the They asked her if she was going to the movies
movies out tonight?” that night
Mike to me: “Can you speak Chinese?” He asked him if he could speak Chinese
Mike to Sue: “Do you have to work?” He asked her if she had to work
Sue to me: “Are there many people here?” She asked me if there were many people there
I to Sue: “Will you have left at that time?” I asked her if she would have left at that time
REPORTED SPEECH
III
Commands and Requests
COMANDS = orders / instructions
“Open the book to page 20”

“Don’t speak Spanish in class”
REQUESTS = Polite orders / favors
“Please, open the book to page 20”

“Could you open the door, please?
“Don’t speak Spanish in class, please”
Basic structure:
BASIC STEPS:
ask / told + (not) to + verb
infinitive
COMMANDS:
COMMANDS:
AFFIRMATIVE

“Open the book to page 20”
Ana to Otniel:
The teacher told us to open the book to page 20
told To + verb
COMMANDS:
NEGATIVE

“Don’t talk”
Ana to Otniel:
The teacher told us not to talk
told not + to + verb
REQUESTS:
AFFIRMATIVE
Teacher to Pepín:
“Could you open the door, please?
Please, open the door.”
Pepín to Estevan:
The teacher asked me to open the door
asked To + verb
REQUESTS:
NEGATIVE
Teacher to Pepín:
“Don’t speak Spanish, please.”
Pepín to Estevan:
The teacher asked me not to speak Spanish
asked not + to + verb
COMMON MISTAKES:
When reporting commands…
• NEVER USE THAT/ DON’T / DOESN’T
He told me to open the door He told me that I open the door

Ok (WrOOOOOONG!)
He told me not to speak He told me don’t to speak

Ok (WrOOOOOOONG!)
ORIGINAL REPORT
Juanito to Juanita: “Tell me you love me”
Amanda to Estevan: “Just kiss me and say
goodbye”
The teacher: “Please, work in pairs”
Any man to any woman: “Don’t leave me, please!
Jack to Rose: “Promise me you’ll have many kids
and die old”
Any woman to any man: “Please, tell me I’m the
only one you love”
Karen to you: “Don’t tell me the answer; I can do
it myself”
Dalia to Charly: “Please, tell Pao not to tell Danise
what Charly mentioned about her last class”
Peña Nieto to US Government: “Please, don’t

insist on us paying a wall that we never asked for
because that is something out of question”
ORIGINAL REPORT
Juanito to Juanita: “Tell me you love me” He asked her to tell him she loved him
Amanda to Estevan: “Just kiss me and say She asked him to just kiss him and say goodbye
goodbye”
The teacher: “Please, work in pairs” The teacher asked us to work in pairs
Any man to any woman: “Don’t leave me, please! He asked her not to leave him.
Jack to Rose: “Promise me you’ll have many kids Jack told Rose to promise him she would have
and die old” many kids and die old.
Any woman to any man: “Please, tell me I’m the She asked him to tell her she was the only one he
only one you love” loved
Karen to you: “Don’t tell me the answer; I can do Karen told me not to tell her the answer; she said
it myself” she could do it herself
Dalia to Charly: “Please, tell Pao not to tell Danise Dalia asked Charly to tell Pao not to tell Denise
what Charly mentioned about her last class” what Charly had mentioned bout her the
previous class.
Peña Nieto to US Government: “Please, don’t Peña asked the US Government not to insist on
insist on us paying a wall that we never asked for them paying a wall that they had never asked for
because that is something out of question” because that was something out of question.
Elaboró
Edgar Gómez Muñoz

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REPORTED SPEECH

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

Teacher to all the class:

It is when you say what someone else said in

You report textually what the other person said.

You report textually what the other person said.

You report textually what the other person said.

“Next Saturday we won’t have class”, the teacher said.

You report what the other person said with

You report what the other person said with

You report what the other person said with

The teacher said we wouldn’t have class the following

The teacher said (that) he would invite the tortas

Who told who? What?

Commands He told me to stand up

Commands He told me to stand up

Commands He told me to stand up

Requests He asked me to close the door

Statements He mentioned/added he was tired

Questions He wanted to know where I lived

Commands He demanded me to stand up

Requests He begged me to close the door

Some words and phrases

Tomorrow The following (next) day

Yesterday The day before/the previous day

Has / have been eating Had been eating

Lalo to Alfred: “I don’t like the pulque from Nomás No

Lalo to Alfred: “I don’t like the pulque from Nomás No

Lalo told Alfred (that) he didn’t like the pulque form

I to Sue: “They are tired”

Mike to Sue: “I am playing tennis now”

Mike to Rich : “They are playing tennis”

Mike to me and Sue: “I work here”

Mike to Rich: “I have been to England”

I to Mike: “I have been studying a lot

Sue to Susan: “She has been to England”

I to Sue: “They are tired” I told her they were tired

Mike to me and Sue: “I work here” He told us he worked there

Had been eating Had been eating

Sue to Estevan: “I didn’t see you yesterday”

Sue to Estevan: “I didn’t see you yesterday”

Eli to you: “I have already seen the movie Lalo

Eli to you: “I have already seen the movie Lalo

Sue and Mike to me: “They were tired”

Sue to Susan: “She was playing soccer”

Mike to Rich: “They weren’t playing soccer

Will have eaten Would have eaten

Ana to Catalina: “I will see you at the pulquería next

Ana to Catalina: “I will see you at the pulquería next

Have to eat Had to eat

Must not eat Could not eat

Aniela to Alfred: “You mustn’t forget to do this”

Aniela to Alfred: “You mustn’t forget to do this”

Aniela told Alfred (that) he couldn’t fortet to do that