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REPORTED SPEECH

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Direct Speech VS Reported speech

I’ ll wait for you, Tim

She said she would wait for him.

She told him she would wait for him

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Reported STATEMENTS

Direct speech Reported speech

Present Simple Past Simple

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Present Perfect Past Perfect

Past Simple Past perfect

Future Simple Conditional Simple

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TIME EXPRESSIONS ... also change

Tonight, today, this week/month

now

yesterday, last night last week

tomorrow, next week, next month

That night, that day, that week

then

the day before, the previous night/week

the following day, the next week, month

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Let’s put it in practice

I didn’t see you here last Saturday

You dance beautilfully

I’ll take you home, baby

I’m studying Jazz

I’ve been ill lately

I can take a taxi

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Reported QUESTIONS We use:

ASK + WHAT / WHERE / WHEN ASK + IF / WHETHER

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?

DID YOU SEE HER?

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WAS WATCHING

SHE ASKED ME IF I HAD SEEN HER

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Reported ORDERS

Don’t touch

Be careful, Tommy

She asked him not tonot to touch

She asked himtoto be careful

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Let’s see how it works