Eng9 changing direct speech to reported speech
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"I've called an assembly," said Jack.
Jack said that he had called an assembly.
Direct Speech
-gives the quoted material as a separate quote, allowing the writing to focus on the quote and its original speaker
"I've called an assembly," said Jack.
Reported Speech
-takes the stand of a separate person, a reporter narrating the occurrence of someone speaking
Jack said that he had called an assembly.
Changing Direct Speech to
Reported Speech
How to change direct speech to reported
speech:
1. Delete the quotation marks and
introduce the reported statement with "that".
Example:
Direct: "I've called an assembly," said Jack.
Reported: Jack said that he had called an assembly.
2. If the introductory statement is in the past while
the verb in the direct statement is in the present, change the quoted verb to
the past.
Example:
Direct: "I drink coffee," she said.
Reported: She said that she drank coffee.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Present Simple Past
"I drink coffee," she
said.
She said that she drank
coffee.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Present Continuous Past Continuous
"I am reading a book," John
explained.
John explained that
he was reading a
book.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Past Past Perfect
"Bill arrived on Saturday,"
he said.
He said that Bill had
arrived on Saturday.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Present Perfect Past Perfect
"I have been to Spain," he
told.
He told me that he had
been to Spain.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Past Perfect Past Perfect
"I had just turned out the
light," he explained.
He explained that he had just turned
out the light.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECHPresent Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
They complained, "We have
been waiting for hours."
They complained
that they had been waiting
for hours.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
"We were living in
Paris," the children told
me.
The children told me that
they had been living in
Paris.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Simple Future Present Conditional
"I will be in Milan on
Saturday," she said.
She said that she would be in Milan on Saturday.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Future Continuous Conditional Continuous
Nikki said, "I'll be using the
car next Friday."
Nikki said that she would be using the car next Friday.
*When an imperative sentence is reported:
a. The reported verb is changed to infinitive.b. The introductory verb "said" is changed to "told".c. Words like "please" and "let me" are omitted.
Example:
Direct: The teacher told her students, "Please, keep quiet."
Reported: The teacher told her students to keep quiet.