Reported Speech

1. Reported Speech Advanced By Denise D’Alessandro

2. Direct Speech: She said:”I work in a big school.” • Indirect Speech: She said (that) she worked in a big school.

3. Rules to transform Direct speech in Indirect (Reported) speechVerb Tense

4. Pronouns

5. Adverbs of time and demonstrative pronouns

6. She said:”I need you”. • She said (that) she needed me. • He said:”I worked a lot yesterday”. • He said (that) he had worked a lot the day before. verbo pronome verbo pronome outros

7. They said:”We have studied for the test with you”. • They said (that) they had studied for the test with me. • She said:”I will meet you here at seven”. • She said (that) she would meet me there at seven. verbo pronome pronome verbo outros

8. She said to me: ”I love you.” She told me (that) she loved me. Questions: She said:”Where is your father?” She asked wondered wanted to know where my father was. Observe:

9. Simple Questions • She said: “Do you know this women?” • She asked if I knew that women. • She said: “Have you done the exercises?” • She asked if I had done the exercises.

10. Imperative • He said to Peter:”Close the door.” He told Peter to close the door. • He said to Peter:”Come here.” He told Peter to go there. • He said to Peter:”Don’t do this.” He told Peter not to do that. Obs: He said to Peter:”Please, come here.” He asked Peter to go there.

11. Meaningful verbs of reporting • Say and Tell • Edson said that he didn’t understand what I said. • Antonio told me not to wake him up.

12. Verb + object + to – infinitive clause I encouraged Cesar to run for president in Paraguay. Other verbs used to report offers, orders, intentions, promises, and requests like this: Advise, ask, command, compel, expect, instruct, invite, order, persuade, recommend, remind, request, tell, urge and warn To use other reporting verbs we have to understand the text and the intended meaning of the speaker

13. Verb + to – infinitive clause Sami refused to give me the cell phone. Not – Sami refused me to give the cell phone. Other verbs like this include: Agree, ask, decide, demand, hope, offer, intend, plan, promise, refuse, swear, threaten.

14. Verb+ that clause or verb + to – infinitive Gabriel claimedthat he was innocent. Gabriel claimedto be innocent. Verbs like this include: Agree, demand, expect, guarantee, hope, mean, promise, propose, request, vow (jurar) Verb+ that clause There were cheers when the teacher suggestedthat we go home early. Verbs like this include: advise, believe, explain, feel, insist, order, reckon (supor), report, say, suggest.

15. Verb + preposition + object + that-clause I disagreed with Raynna that she should have lunch at school on Wednesdays. The school demanded of its teachers that they come to the next meeting. Other verbs like this are: admit, announce, argue, check, complain, confirm, explain, report, require, say, suggest.

16. To report that someone has suggested doing, use a reporting clause with advise, consider, propose, recommend orsuggestfollowed by an –ing clause: The teacher proposed going to the info classroom to finish the project. To report advice, orders, etc, about things that need to be done use a that-clause with should: My students recommended that I should drink less coffee in the morning.

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