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14.4 Reported Speech: Statements

Troy: “I'm not cooking.” Troy told me (that) he wasn't cooking.
Noun Clause

Carla: “It’s going to rain.” Carla said (that) it was going to rain.
Noun Clause

1. In reported speech,* you report what Anna: “| have to leave the party.”
someone said using a reporting verb** + Anna said that she had to leave the party.
a noun clause. No quotation marks (° ”) or Anna said she had to leave the party.
commas are used. That can be omitted.

2. In reported speech, pronouns must be Jim: “I need to rest because my back hurts.”
changed to keep the speaker's original Jim said he needed to rest because his back hurt.
meaning.

3. If the reporting verb is in the past (said, fold),
the verb form in the noun clause usually
changes.***
a. Simple present changes to simple past. a. Sam: “| don’t want to go.”
Sam said that he didn’t want to go.
b. Present progressive changes to past b. Mary: “I'm taking cooking lessons.”
progressive. Mary said she was taking cooking lessons.
c. Present perfect and simple past both c. Tod: “I've made a cake.” / “| made a cake.”
change to past perfect. Tod said he had made a cake.

4. It is not necessary to change the verb form in
the noun clause from present to past when it
is about:
a. a general truth a. | told him that | love to cook.
b. something still true b. Mary said Jack is in the kitchen.

*Reported speech is sometimes called indirect speech.
See page A11 for alist of reporting verbs in addition to say and tell.
“See page A11 fora list of vero tense changes in reported speech.

4 Read each quote. Then circle the correct answer to complete each sentence in reported
speech.
1. Jake: “Tm applying to a culinary art school in New York.

Jake said he was applying / has applied to a culinary art school in New York.
2. Fay: “I want to take a class in restaurant management.”

Fay said she wanted / had wanted to take a class in restaurant management.

3. Ray: “We were studying with one of the finest baking instructors.”

Ray: He said that they are studying / had been studying with one of the finest baking
instructors.

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