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Reported speech
1 When we talk about what someone else has said, we use reported speech. 2 Notice how the verb changes , to show that the words were spoken in the past. is – was, do – did, did / have done – had done, will – would
Direct speech Reported speech ‘It is my favourite film.’ She said it was her favourite film. ‘She wants to work in film.’ They told us that she wanted to work in film. ‘I lived in France for ten years.’ He said that he had lived in France for ten years. ‘He’s never been to Austria.’ She told me that he had never been to Austria. ‘We’re thinking of a new slogan.’ They said they were thinking of a new slogan. ‘I’ll help you!’ He said that he’d help us.
Reported speech
1 We usually use the reporting verbs say or tell in their past form (said, told) to talk about what someone has said. 2 Notice how said does not have a personal object but told has a personal object. I.e. He told me… or He said… NOT He said me… 1 ‘I need help.’ said John. John said that he needed help. 2 ‘She hasn’t phoned yet.’ He told me that she hadn’t phoned. 3 ‘We’ll be leaving soon.’ They told him they’d be leaving soon. 4 ‘I can’t wait any more.’ He said he couldn’t wait any more. 3 When we use reported speech , we can use that. But we don’t have to.
1 Turn direct speech into reported speech. 1 ‘I’m going to Thailand tomorrow,’ said Anna. 2 ‘I wanted to be a nurse when I was a child,’ said Tom. 3 ‘We’ll help you in a second,’ Jane and Adam said to us. 4 ‘He’s been waiting for you since 9.00 this morning,’ Teresa said to me. 5 ‘They haven’t seen the report yet,’ he said. 6 ‘I don’t want to go,’ she said to him. She said she was going to Thailand the next day. He said he’d wanted to be a nurse when he was a child. They told us that they would/will help us in a second. Teresa told me that he had been waiting for me since 9.00 that morning. He said that they hadn’t seen the report yet. She told him that she didn’t want to go.
12.1 Reported speech
