REPORTED SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH
Say –Tell
Direct Speech Reported Speech
He said “ I’m Ted”. He said (that) he was Ted.
He said to me , “I’m Ted”. He said to me (that) he was Ted.
He told me , “I’m Ted”. He told me (that) he was Ted.
Direct Speech Reported Speech

Present simple Past simple
“I want to find a better job” he said He said he wanted to find a better job.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
“They are playing tennis” he said He said (that) they were playing tennis.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
“I have ordered a fridge” he said He said he had ordered a fridge.
Past simple Past Simple or Past Perfect
“Jack left the country” he said He said Jack (had) left the country.
Past Continuous Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous
“I was planning to call you later” He said he was planning/had been planning to call me later.
Future will would
“I will send you a letter” he said He said he would send me a letter.
Can could
“She can type fast” he said He said she could type fast
May might
“They may come home” he said He said they might come home
Must had to
“You must stay in” he said He said I must / had to stay in.
 The past perfect and past perfect continuous remain the same.
“The film had finished by the time I got home” he said
He said (that) the film had finished by the time he got home.
 Certain words and time expressions change according to the meaning of sentence as follows
Now then tomorrow the day after, the next day, the following day
Today, tonight that day, that night next week the week after, the following week
Yesterday the day before , the previous day here there
Last week the week before , the previous week This week that week
These days those days ago before
 The verb tenses remain the same in reported speech when the introductory verb is in the present, future
or present perfect.
The singer says “I like singing”
The singer says she likes singing
 Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. “I don’t want to go out tonight,” Kuzey said to me.
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2. “They are working in the garden,” Rana said.
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3. “We got married six months ago,” she said to us.
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4. “I will go shopping tomorrow,” Berra said.
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5. “We aren’t doing anything next week,” İrem said.
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6. “I can’t solve this problem,” Berkay said to Samet
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“We have brought you a present,”Sıla said to Begüm.
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8. “My boss wants me to go to London tomorrow,” Salih said to Barış
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9. “I think your new haircut is lovely,” Kerem said to Nehir.
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10. “I can play the guitar,” Nida said.
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11. “He took the money to the bank this morning,” Ecrin said.
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12. “We visited the Sahara Desert last winter,” Deniz and Ekin said.
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Reported Questions
 Yes /No Questions
“Do you know this man?” he asked.
He asked me if / whether I knew the man.
“Can you open the door?” the man asked me.
The man asked me if / whether I could open the door.
 Wh- Questions
“What do you want to know,” She asked me
She asked me what I wanted to know.
“Where did they go,” she asked
She asked where they had gone.
 Reported Commands
“Put the gun down!” he said to him
He told him to put the gun down.
“Don’t look down!” he said to us.
He told us not to look down.
She said “Sit down,please.”
She asked me to sit down.
She said,’Please don’t shout at me.’
She asked me not to shout at her.
Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1. “How old are you?” Tolga asked me.
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2. “When will you call me?” Alper asked Emirhan.
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3. “Do you like learning English?”Ms Ergün asked us
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4. “Have you seen my blue jacket anywhere?” he asked his wife.
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5. “Don’t shout at me!”Haktan said to Emre
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6. “Please, don’t tell anyone I am here,” Mehmet said to Eren.
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7. “Shall we play a game?” Zehra asked Öykü.
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8- ‘’I will go to the bank tomorrow.’’ Yusuf said.
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9-‘’We may visit Meriç tonight.’’ Kaan said
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10- ‘’When will you decorate the kitchen? ’Özgür asked me
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11-Do you like playing football ? Cem asked Hakan
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12-When did you call your friend ?Arda asked Baran
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13- Who did Alan go to the park with last Tuesday ? Tom asked
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14-‘’ Don’t touch my book.’’ Sezer said to Ferhat
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15-‘’Write all the sentences in your notebook.’Alanur told Toprak
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16- ‘’They have delivered the letters this morning.’’ Zeren said
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17-‘’Where is the tourist information centre ?’’ Özüm asked.
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18-‘Please, show me the way to the station?’ Halil asked Azra
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19- ‘’Can you speak a foreign language ?’’ Burak asked me
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20-‘’ What are you watching now? I can’t see. ’Zeynep asked Doruk
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