grammar

1. REPORTED SPEECH / DIRECT SPEECH
1. STATEMENTS ( fill itinwithmissinginformation)
REPORTINGVERBS: SAY / TELL (TO)
DIRECT SPEECH ( QUOTES) REPORTED SPEECH
PRESENTSIMPLE
My mom said “ I have a surprise foryou”
PAST SIMPLE
My mom saidthat…
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
My fathersaid“ I am cookingyousupper”
PAST CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
My sistersaid“ I have boughta newbook”
PAST PERFECT
PASTSIMPLE
My cousinsaid“ JohnandMary wentto
visitgrandmayesterday”.
PAST PERFECT( alsoPAST SIMPLE)
PASTCONTINUOUS
My brothersaid “ Susie wasrunningalong
the beach”
PASTPERFECT CONTINUOUS ( alsoPAST
CONTINUOUS)
FUTURE
My uncle said“ I will buya ticketto
Londonnextweek”.
WOULD
 WhenreportingstatementsPRONOUNSchange aswell asTIME REFERENCES ( see pg147 inyour student’s
book).Forexample: NOWchangestoTHEN, IMMEDIATELY, etc
 The verb tensesREMAIN THE SAME whenthe REPORTINGVERB IS IN PRESENT, FUTURE OR PRESENT
PERFECT. Dad alwayssays“ I am the bestdad inthe world”.Dadalwayssaysthat He isthe bestdadin the
world.
2. QUESTIONS,COMMANDS,REQUESTS
REPORTINGVERBS FOR QUESTIONS: ASK/ INQUIRE / WONDER/WANT TO KNOW
QUESTION WORDS:THE REQUESTED QUESTION ALSOINTRODUCED WITH THE SAME QUESTION WORD.
QUESTIONSWITH AN AUXILIARY( BE, DO, HAVE) AREINTRODUCED WITH IF/WHETHER.
REPORTINGVERBS FOR COMMANDS:ORDER / TELL +SB+( NOT) TO + INFINITIVE
DIRECT SPEECH ( QUOTES) REPORTED SPEECH
COMMANDS
My mom said:“ doyour homework” My momtold Me TO DO my homework
REQUESTS ( expressthe needordesire for)
My friendsaid:“ are you comingtonight?”
My friendaskedme whether/if Iwas
comingthat night.
QUESTIONS ( sentence askingfor
information,interrogate,enquire)
Maria said:“ Whenwill youcome?”
Maria toldme whenwouldIcome.

2. REPORTINGVERBS: Promise,suggest,explain,deny( toreportstatements).Grammarstudent’sbookpg45
3. MODALS
DIRECT SPEECH ( QUOTES) REPORTED SPEECH
WILL / WOULD
Maria said“ I will helpyoutomorrow”
WOULD
Maria said thatShe wouldhelpme the
followingday
MAY
Maria said“ I may visitMike this
afternoon”
MIGHT
Maria said thatshe mightvisitMike that
afternoon.
MUST MUST / HAD TO
CAN
Maria said“ Can you helpme?”
“Davidcan helpyoulater”sha saidto me
COULD
Maria askedme if I couldhelpher. (
question)
She saidto me thatDavid couldhelpme
later.
WOULD, COULD, USED TO, MUSTN’T,
SOULD, MIGHT ANDOUGHT TO
DO NOT CHANGE
4. REPORTING VERBS: Promise,suggest,explain,deny( toreportstatements). Grammarstudent’sbookpg45