Презентация к уроку на тему: Reported Speech

Reported Speech Reported speech is often also called indirect speech. When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too. For example: "I'm going to the cinema".He said he was going to the cinema. The tenses generally move backwards in this way (the tense on the left changes to the tense on the right): past perfect continuousNO CHANGE POSSIBLE past perfect continuousI'd already been living in London for five years. past perfectNO CHANGE POSSIBLE past perfectThe play had started when I arrived. past perfect continuousHe said it had been raining earlier. past continuousIt was raining earlier. past perfectHe said he had bought a new car. past simpleI bought a new car. past perfect continuousHe said he had been working very hard. present perfect continuousI've been working very hard. past perfect simpleHe said he had been to France three times. present perfect simpleI've been to France three times. past continuousHe said he was having lunch with his parents. present continuousI'm having lunch with my parents. past simpleHe said he was a teacher present simpleI'm a teacher. Other verb forms also sometimes change: might He asked if he might smoke. may May I smoke? should He asked what we should do about it. shall What shall we do about it? had to He said that all tickets had to be bought in advance. must All tickets must be bought in advance. couldHe said he could swim under water for two minutes. canI can swim under water for two minutes. wouldHe said he would come and see me soon. willI'll come and see you soon. Time and place references often have to change: that night tonight previously before ago before ago the previous week the week before last week the previous day the day before yesterday the following next the following day the next day the day after tomorrow that week this week that this there here that day today then now Transform the sentences into the reported speechEx. She/He said that… His train leaves at 6 o’clock.Her friend is waiting outside.She doesn’t remember where Tom leaves.I stayed at the hotel 2 years ago.I’ve been ill for a week.You came too late.Helen’s brother is not a teacher.It’s snowing heavily. I’ve read half a book already.She’s just ordered a table at the restaurant.