REPORTED SPEECH

PresentShe said: “I´m hungry”Past simpleShe said: “I missed my family”Present continuousShe said: “I am walking”Present perfectShe said: “I have bought a new

car”WILLShe said:” I will wait”

Past simpleShe said she was hungryPast perfectShe said she had missed her familyPast continuousShe said she was walking.Past perfectShe said she had bought a new carWOULDShe said she would wait

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH

Past perfectShe said: “ I had waited”CAN She said.”I can walk”MUST She said: “I must walk”MAY She said: “It may be a good

idea”

Past perfectShe said she had waitedCOULD She said she could walkHAD TO She said she had to walkMIGHT She said it might be a good

idea.

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH

CHANGES

He told her: “I like your car”

She asked him: “Is this your car?

She told us:” these are my books”

He told me : “He doesn’t live here anymore”

He told her (that) he liked her new car

She asked him if that was his car.

She told us those were her books.

He told me he didn’t live there anymore

ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS IINDIRECT CHANGES

TIME EXPRESSIONS

1 NOW2 TODAY3 YESTERDAY4 THE DAY BEFORE

YESTERDAY5 TOMORROW6 THE DAY AFTER

TOMORROW7 NEXT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR8 LAST WEEK/MONTH/YEAR9 TWO DAYS/THREE HOURS

AGO

1 THEN2 THAT DAY3 THE DAY BEFORE4 TWO DAYS BEFORE5 THE NEXT/FOLLOWING

DAY6 TWO DAYS LATER7 THE FOLLLOWING

WEEK/MONTH/YEAR8 THE PREVIOUS

WEEK/MONTH/YEAR9 TWO DAYS/THREE HOURS

BEFORE

DIRECT INDIRECT

REPORTED QUESTIONS

Sandra asked:”Are you going out?”

Sandra asked if/whether I was going out.

Henry wondered: “Why is Andrew so late?”

Henry wondered why Andrew was so late.

YES/NO QUESTIONS WH- QUESTION

REPORTED COMMANDS

“Sit down” “Don’t forget

your umbrella” “Don’t shout at

me”. “Work hard at

school”

He ordered them to sit down

She reminded him not to forget his umbrella.

He told her not to shout at him

He advised me to work hard at school

DIRECT INDIRECT

REPORTED SUGGESTIONS

“Let’s go for a walk”

“Why don’t we relax?”

He suggested that we went for a walk

She suggested that they relaxed.

DIRECT INDIRECT

REPORTING VERBS

Add Advise Apologize Ask Complain Confirm Explain Mention Order Promise

Afegir Aconsellar Demanar perdó Preguntar Queixarse Confirmar Explicar Anomenar Ordenar Prometre

ENGLISH CATALAN

Remind

Say Tell Admit Agree Beg Confess Declare Invite Offer Persuade Recommend Reply Suggest whisper

Recordar

Dir Dir, explicar Admetre Estar d’acord Suplicar Confessar Declarar Convidar Oferir Convèncer Recomanar Respondre Suggerir xiuxiuejar

Do you want to know a secret?

A:  He whispered in my ear that he was in love with me.

B:  He expressed doubt that I would ever know how much he really cared for me.

C:  He insisted that we were the only ones who knew.

D:  He told me that I would never know how much he really loved me.

E:  He admitted that the realisation had dawned on him a week or two earlier.

 F:  He offered to confide in me if I promised not to tell.

Do you want to know a secret?

D:  He told me that I would never know how much he really loved me.

B:  He expressed doubt that I would ever know how much he really cared for me.

F:  He offered to confide in me if I promised not to tell. A:  He whispered in my ear that he was in love with

me. E:  He admitted that the realisation had dawned on

him a week or two earlier. C:  He insisted that we were the only ones who knew.

1. “ I won’t lend you any money”She refused to lend him any money. 2. “Would you like to have a drink with me?”She invited him to have a drink with her. 3. “Let’s go to the beach!”He suggested going /that they should go to the beach.

4. “ If you’re good, I’ll buy you an ice-cream”He promised to buy her an ice cream (if she was good) 5. “I’m sorry I broke your heart”She apologised for breaking /having broken his heart. 

6. “ If I were you, I’d tell your parents”She advised him to tell his parents 

7. “It wasn’t me. I didn’t break the window”He denied breaking / having broken the window 8. “You’re the one who murdered the President. - I

saw you”He accused her of murdering / having murdered the

President. 9. “ Stop shouting!”She ordered them to stop shouting. 10. “ Shall I carry your suitcase for you?”He offered to carry her suitcase (for her)  

VERB + THAT CLAUSE

DECLARE He declared that he loved her

EXPLAIN

SAY

SUGGEST

VERB + TO + INFINITIVE ( NOT TO DO SOMETHING)

AGREEOFFER José offered to drive me to the airport.REFUSE PROMISE I promised not to tell anybodyTHREATEN

VERB + OBJECT+ TO+ INFINITIVE ( SOMEBOBY NOT TO DO SOMETHING)

ADVISE The doctor advised me to have a restASKCONVINCEENCOURAGEINVITE Julia’s friend invited her to stay for dinnerORDERPERSUADE I persuaded my sister not to go out with JuanREMIND My boss reminded me to sign the documents.TELLWARN The man warned us not to park in this street.

VERB+ GERUND ( NOT DOING SOMETHING)

APOLOGIZE ( FOR) I apologized for being so late.ACCUSE The police accused Maria of stealing the car.ADMITBLAME SOMEBODY FORDENYINSIST ON Jane insisted on going to the dcotor’s with meRECOMMENDREGRETSUGGEST Katie suggested going for a walk.

be get help lose pay sack steal walk

1. He was accused of    money from the company.

2. I offered  to him, but he said he could manage.

3. He apologized for    his temper with me.4. His boss threatened   him if was late one

more time.5. Will you remind me   some more petrol

before we leave?6. Of course, she denies    anywhere near the

scene of the crime.7. He warned the children not   on the

frozen lake.8. Her family insisted on   for the entire holiday.

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