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Reported Speech

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If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or commands.

STATEMENTS

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QUESTIONS


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COMMANDS/ORDERS

Direct speech. Reported speech. He said to me: ‘Go to your room, please’ She said: ‘Don’t ask me this now’ Peter said: ‘Give me the money’ Mary said to her sister: ‘Don’t touch my clothes’ He said: ‘Take my bag to the station’ The secretary told me: ‘Write your name here’ The teacher ordered: ‘Don’t move these tables’. He said to me: ‘Could you please open this door?’ He told me to go to my room. She ordered not to ask her that then. Peter ordered to give him the money. Mary told her sister not to touch her clothes. He ordered to take his bag to the station. The secretary told me to write my name there. The teacher ordered not to move those tables. He asked me to open that door. TEACHER: MARTA BENÍTEZ. IES NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA CABEZA.

CHANGES IN ADVERBS FOR STATEMENTS, QUESTIONS AND COMMANDS

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EXERCISES

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