1. REPORTED SPEECH -
STATEMENTS
‘I went to London last week’, said John

2. REPORTED SPEECH -
STATEMENTS
John said (that) he had gone to London the week before.
John told us (that) he had gone to London …
Changes:
- (S + reporting verb)
- Personal pronoun: I ---- He
- Past Simple ---- Past Perfect
- Time expression: last week --- the week before

3. REPORTED SPEECH
YES / NO QUESTIONS
‘Have you got a pencil?’, he asked.

4. REPORTED SPEECH
YES / NO QUESTIONS
He asked me if I had a pencil.
Changes:
- (S + reporting verb ASK + indirect object)
- Personal pronoun: you --- I
- Present simple ---- Past Simple

5. REPORTED SPEECH
WH- QUESTIONS
‘How old is your father?’, I
asked.

6. REPORTED SPEECH
WH- QUESTIONS
He asked me how old my father was.
Structure:
- S + reporting verb ASK + Object + interr. Part. + S
+ V.
- Verbal tense change: present ---- past

7. REPORTED SPEECH -
ORDERS
‘Come here’, he said.
‘Don’t speak’, the teacher said.

8. REPORTED SPEECH -
ORDERS
He told me to come there.
The teacher ordered us not to speak.
Structure: S + reporting verb + object + (not) to + infinitive
+ C.
Changes: here --- there

9. REPORTED SPEECH -
SUGGESTIONS
‘Let’s go to Mike’s party’, he said.
‘Why don’t we go to Mike’s party?’

10. REPORTED SPEECH
He suggested going to the cinema.
Structure 1: S + reporting verb + gerund + C.
He suggested that we go to the cinema.
Structure 2: S + reporting verb + that + S + inf. + C