By: Deisy Ramirez
Reported Speech
You can answer the question What did he say? in two ways
DIRECT SPEECH:
by repeating the words spoken by reporting the words spoken
INDIRECT OR REPORTED SPEECH:
REPORTED SPEECH
What is it ? How do you use it?
We use the Reported Speech when we are telling someone what another person said or thought, but do not use their exact words.
• Changing verb tenses
Examples:
Place
Time
2A.- WH- Questions
B.- Yes/No Questions
1.- CommandsReporting verbs
2. Requests•Can•Could•Would}you pass the salt please?
for
on
Sb of
Admit toorder
askforbidallow demand
recognize and understand the difference between direct and reported speech.
use correct verb tense changes required for reported speech.
use reported speech for statements, questions, commands, request, orders etc using correct structure and grammar.
Now, you will be able to:
«This is the end»
The teacher said that was the end
