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REPORTED SPEECH Note:If the reportingverb is in a present tense,no tense
changes are necessary:
We change tenses in reported speech. If the reporting verb 77/ /?e/pyou w/?enyou move into your new flat. ' She soys
(said, told,admitted,warned, etc.) is in the past, we tend to she ' ll help me when I move into my new flat. ^
change the original verb to a past form as well. Here are some
changes we make: Questions in reported speech
speech reported • We change the word order in the question to the same as a
normal sentence.
present simple 7 am a sales She said she
past simple representative fora was a sales • We make the same tense changes as in reported speech
steel company. ' representative for (see opposite).
a steel company. • We use the same question words {when,how, etc.).
present continuous 7 m filing this He said he • We use a full stop (.), not a question mark (?):
past continuous correspondence.' was filing the ‘How long have you been working in the marketing
correspondence.
department?'
present perfect 7 Ve tried eating She said she had She asked me how long I had been working in the
past perfect insects inAsia.' tried eating insects marketing department.
in Asia. ‘When can I interview you?’
past simple 7 missed the last He told me he had The researcher asked the students when he could
past perfect flight.’ missed the last interview them.
flight.
• We do not use the auxiliary verbs do,does and did; the
^ email tomorrow.' would reply to my ‘What time doyou take a coffee break?'
will would 7'll reply to your She promised she question has the same form as a normal sentence:
email the next day. The new employee asked what time we took a coffee
^ break.
Modal verbs change in the following way :
• We use if or whether with Yes/No questions:
^ long periods, but I gently jog for long ‘Can I wear casual clothes at the presentation tomorrow?’
can could 7 can gently jog for She said she could
He wanted to know whether he could wear casual clothes
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couldn't runfast. at
^ the calculators to suggested he questions: ask,wonder,want to know, enquire.
may might 7 may let you use The teacher • We often use these verbs and phrases to introduce reported
solve the problems might let us use Pronoun, determiner and adverb changes in reported
later.' the calculators to
speech
solve the problems
later. We usually make the followingchanges:
^ cut.' get her hair cut. ^ earlier.' warned her earlier.
must had to 7 must get my hair Shesaidshe had to you he/she/ they 7warned you He said he had

We do not change: your ^ his/ her/ ‘I noticed your He mentioned that
their grammar mistake he had noticed her
• modal verbs could, would,should,might,ought to and used to
in reported speech: our ^ their earlier.' grammar mistake
earlier.
7would prefer to have two starters rather than a main course.'
She said she would prefer to have two starters rather than this/ that ‘You should erase She told him he
a main course. (as pronouns) ^ it this from your should erase it
• must when it’s negative: memory.' from his memory.
‘You mustn’t open the files relating to the new product launch. ’ this/that/these/ This report is very She told him the
Her boss told her she mustn't open the files relating to the those detailed. ’ report was very
newproduct launch. + noun the + detailed.
noun
• must when it expresses a deduction:
‘The candidates must still be waiting in reception. ' She Remember that references to times also need to change in
^
said that the candidates must still be waiting in reception. reported speech:
7 delivered the package this morning
^ She said she had delivered the package that morning.