By guerina3

Reported Speech

Direct Speech Reported SpeechPresent Past

"I work in Argentina" He said that he worked in Argentina"I am doing my job" He said that he was doing his jobPast Past Perfect

"We saw a good film on TV" He said they had seen a good film on TV."I was dancing with Mary" He said he had been dancing with MaryPresent Perfect Past Perfect

"I have done this before" She said that she had done that before

"I have been doing this for two years" He said that he had been doing that for two years

Future Conditional

"I will visit my mother" He said that he would visit his mother"I will be flying to Spain" He said that he would be flying to SpainFuture Perfect Conditional Perfect

"I will have arrived there by 5 pm" He said he would have arrived here by 5 pm

"I will have been selling books for two years"

He said that he would have been selling books for two years

VERBS

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Can Could

"I can stay here until Sunday" He said he could stay there until Sunday

May Might

"I may go fishing next weekend" He said that he might go fishing next weekend

Will Would

"I will stay here!" He said that he would stay there

Must Had to

"I must work everyday" He said he had to work everyday

MODAL VERBS

Direct Speech Reported Speech

now then, at that moment

today that day

tonight that night

last night the previous night, the night before

tomorrow the next day, the following day

yesterday the previous day, the day before

this week that week

next week the following week, the week after

last year the previous year, the year before

here there

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Direct Speech Reported SpeechWhat "What are you looking for?" He asked what I was looking forWhere "Where can we go tonight?" She asked where they could go that nightWhen "When did they go to India?" He asked when they had gone to IndiaWho "Who told you that?" He asked me who had told me thatHow "How old are the twins?" He asked how old the twins wereWhy "Why did Carla leave so early?" He asked why Carla had left so earlyWhich "Which skirt did you choose?" She asked me which skirt I had chosenWhose "Whose dog is missing?" He asked whose dog was missingYes-no questions "Are these your glasses?" He asked me if those were my glasses"Isn't that Jen's boyfriend?" She asked me if that wasn't Jen's boyfriend

QUESTIONS

tell "John is not here right now."She told me that John wasn't there then.

say "Mum came to see you today." He said that mum had come to see me that day.

ask "Please, give this letter to Penny." He asked me to give the letter to Penny.

admit "OK, OK. Yeah. I broke that window."He admitted that he had broken the window

agree "Yeah, of course. I will give you the money"He agreed to loan me some money

answer "Oh, not now. I am too busy at this moment."She answered that she was too busy at that moment

REPORTING VERBS

invite "Hey guys! Don't you want to go to the beach with me?"He invited us to go to beach with him

complain "Oh, no. I have this terrible toothache again!"He complained of a toothache

offer "I could help you with that math problem if you want"She offered to help me with the math problem

suggest "It's a nice day. We could go to the country and have a picnic"Bill suggested that we have a picnic

demand "I want to see the manager of this company immediately!"The man demanded to see the manager of the company

request "Excuse me, Madam. Could I use your telephone for a minute?"He requested permission to use the woman's telephone

remind "Hey Bill. Don't forget to mail this letter today!"Jack reminded Bill that he had to mail a letter that day

describe"The house is white. It has three bedrooms and a beautiful garden"He described his house

confess "I must tell you something Jane... I love you with all my heart"He confessed that he loved her

blame "It was your fault that I couldn't arrive on time"The girl blamed the boy for her arriving late

propose "Sir, I think we should have a meeting this afternoon"He proposed having a meeting that afternoon

refuse "I won't do this job any longer"He refused to continue working

congratulate "Congratulations Jack. Your performance was excellent!"He congratulated Jack on giving a good performance at the theater

greet "Hi everybody"Bill greeted everybody as he entered the room

introduce "This is my mother. Her name is Nancy"He introduced me to his mother

warn "Don't drink so much or you'll get drunk"Bill warned Jack not to drink too much

insist "You must take me there!. Come on. I really want to go there!"She insisted that she wanted to go

insult "You... damned fat cow!. You ate all my cookies!"She insulted her friend calling her a 'fat cow'

apologize "I am very sorry for having insulted you in that way"She apologized to her friend for having insulted her

thank "Thank you so much for your help, Mary"Jack thanked Mary for her help

protest "Come on. It was not my fault. You are accusing the wrong person!"The girl protested against the unfair accusation

threaten "If you don't give me the money, I will kill you"The robber threatened to kill the man

advise"If you don't want to have problems with your health, you should stop smoking"His doctor advised him to stop smoking

inquire "Could you tell me where the main library is?"She inquired how to get to the library

praise "I really think that the work you are doing is excellent"Bill's boss praised him for the work he was doing

deny "I don't know what you think, but I didn't break that window"Billy denied having broken the window

assure "Don't worry. I will finish my work on time"He assured me that he would finish his work on time

persuade "Come on. You'll have a great time a the party. Let's go!"Jack persuaded Bill to go to the party

convince"Instead of going to France we should go to Brazil on vacation. It's cheaper, nearer and warmer"She convinced her husband to go to Brazil instead of France

beg"Oh please, Mom, please, let me go. I promise I'll be back before midnight!"She begged her mother to let her go the party

dissuade"I don't think it is a good idea to fly now. The conditions are dangerous"The man dissuaded him from flying under those weather conditions

confide "I am terribly afraid of storms"He confided his fear of storms to his companion

recommend"I think you should take these shoes. They are very nice and have a good quality"The sales girl recommended that I buy those shoes

scold"Look what you have done!. You broke the vase!. You must be more careful with things in the house"Jack's mother scolded him for breaking the vase

order "Fire!!"The sergeant ordered the soldiers to fire at the enemy

accuse "I saw you when you stole my money!"The man accused his colleague of stealing his money

explain "I couldn't call you because there was no phone nearby"He explained why he couldn't call me

mention "By the way, I am a bit tired after this trip"Bill mentioned that he was tired after the trip