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Welcome. REPORTED SPEECH. Reporting affirmative statements. REPORTED SPEECH. What is it ? How do you use it?. He said he was feeling ill . Where’s Tom?.

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  1. Welcome

  2. REPORTED SPEECH Reporting affirmative statements

  3. REPORTED SPEECH What is it ? How do you use it? He said he was feeling ill. Where’s Tom? If we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past (e.g telephone call, news or story that someone told us etc.) we use this kind of grammar.

  4. Mr. Raju said that his favourite film was on TV that night. He said that he loved comedies. Look at the example. My favourite film is on TV tonight. I love comedies. Raju

  5. What has changed? Pronoun: Myhis Ihe Tense: iswas loveloved Time words: tonight that night becomes becomes becomes

  6. In the Reported Speech we use the past tense. am /is was are were has / have had see saw can(’t) could(n’t) will/won’t would(n’t) becomes becomes becomes becomes becomes becomes

  7. Changes in verb tenses do did (Present Simple) (Past Simple) am /is doing was doing (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous) are doing were doing (Present Continuous) (Past Continuous) has / have done had done (Present Perfect) (Past Perfect) becomes becomes becomes becomes

  8. If we want to report a sentence that is already in the Past Tense, we normally use the Past Perfect. He said he had seen the film the week before. I saw the film last week.

  9. Changes

  10. Exercises Swami: i can’t go so late to the class. Swami saidthathecouldn’t go so late to the class. Swami: I have a headache. Swami saidthat he had a headache.

  11. Exercises Swami: I wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class. Swami said that he wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class. Swami: The Geography teacher has been teaching the same lesson for over a year now. Swami said that the geography teacher had been teaching the same lesson for over a year now.

  12. Exercises Swami: I am not shouting, sir, this is my ordinary voice, which God has given me. Swami told his teacher that hewas not shouting, and that washis ordinary voice, which God had given him.

  13. Exercise Swami: I can’t believe it, it is unbelievable, sir. Swami told Samuel that he couldn’t believe it and it was unbelievable. Samuel: If you get up again I will cane you. Samuel warned Swami if he got up again he would cane him.

  14. Report the Following sentences • Swami: I want to answer, sir. • Swami: My father has sent a letter for him. • Peon: Your teacher will be here in a second. • Peon: You can give the letter to the assistant headmaster. • Swami: I will give this to the headmaster as soon as he is back.

  15. For more slides on Reported Speech- visit www.flames78.webs.com Prepared by Abdul Hakeem. C.P G.H.S.S Narikkuni

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