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a Reported speech: sentences 11A · p87 • We sometimes use an object (me, him,

etc.) with ask: He asked (me) whether I was
• We use reported speech to tell someone what another person said.
available to start next week.
• We usually change the verb form in reported speech. Look at the table.
• The changes in the verb forms in reported
verb form in direct speech verb form in reported speech questions are the same as reported

Present Simple Past Simple sentences: "What other parts have you had
I still want to be in the She said she still wanted to be in the recently?" -+ He asked me what other parts
programme. programme. I'd had recently.

Present Continuous Past Continuous REPORTED QUESTIONS
I'm having another operation She said that she was having another
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on Friday. operation on Friday. He/She asked (me) ques ion wor d
He/She wanted to if/whether subject + verb
Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect know
I've already had one operation. She told me she'd already had one operation.
He wanted to know where I'd studied acting.
Past Simple Past Perfect He asked me if /whether I was working at the
I was in a car accident. She said that she'd been in a car accident. moment.

am/are/is going to was/were going to
TIP • The word order in reported questions is the
They're going to start filming I told her they were going to start filming soon.
same as in positive sentences: I asked her where
soon.
her brother was. not / asfred her 'llhere ·.vas her
will would
brother.
I won't be able to walk on it for She said she wouldn't be able to walk on it
a month. for a month.
& Reported speech: requests
can could
I can't come to the meeting She told me she couldn't come to the and imperatives 11 B : p89
on Monday. meeting on Monday. • To report requests, we use:
asked + object + (not) + infinitive with to
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You must talk to Max. I told her that she had to talk to you. He asked me to come to a meeting on
SAY AND TELL Monday.
• To introduce reported speech we usually use say or tell. • To report imperatives, we use:

• We never use an object (me, her, etc.) with say: He said (that) ... told + object + (not) + infinitive with to
• We always use an object (me, her, etc.) with tell: He told me (that) ... He told me to be at their offices at ten.
He told me not to accept any more work.
• We don't have to use that after say and tell in reported speech.

• Subject pronouns(/, he, etc.) and possessive adjectives (my, his, etc.) usually
change in reported speech: "We can't come to your party."-+ She told me 1;1#:11film;1!at ----------
that they couldn't come to my party.
a Checking information
TIPS • The modal verbs could, should, would, might and ought to don't change
in reported speech. 110 p92
• The Past Simple doesn't have to change to the Past Perfect. It can stay the asking someone to repeat information
same: "/met him in 2011." -+ She said she (had) met him in 2011. . ~ . . .
Sorry, what did you say (your name) was again?
• We don't have to change the verb form if the reported sentence is about Sorry, I didn't get all of that.
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something general, or something that is still in the future: "I love classical Could you say it aga n, ple·ase?
music." -+ I told him I love classical music. And could you tell me (his surname) again?
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Sorry, I didn't quite catch that.
• We often change time expressions in reported speech: tomorrow -+ the next
Can you gi ve it to me again, please?
day; next week -+ the following week; last week -+ the week before, etc.
checking the information you have is correct
llEJ Reported speech: questions 11 B , p88 Is that (Crane) with a (C)?
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Do you mean (this Wednesday)?
• We use reported questions when we want to tell someone what another • • •••••••
Is that spelt (N-i-e-1-s-e-n)?
person asked us. • • • •
Are you talking about (the UK sales conference)?
• We don't use the auxiliaries do, does or did in reported questions: He asked
TIP • We can say I didn't quite catch that. or
if I had any acting work. not He asked if/ did have any ac&ng ~vork.
I didn't quite get that.
• We use if or whether when we report yes/no questions: ''Are you working at
the moment?"-+ He asked me if/whether I was working at the moment.
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