10 TIPS FOR LEARNING REPORTED SPEECH

10 TIPS OF REPORTED SPEECH

                                                  Explanation of Reported Speech



Video:  http://youtu.be/quXqD18XA2Q

                                                                 TIPS

1- If the reporting verb(for example say) is in the present tense, the tense in the that clause does not change from the tense of the original quotation.


2-  If the reporting verb is in the past tense(for example said), the tense in the that clause often changes to past form.



3-  As a rule when you report something someone has said, you go back a tense:(the tense on the left changes to the tense on the right).


4- In reported speech, the pronoun often changes.


5- Tell and say are used to reported statements. The first one is follow by a noun or pronoun and a that clause and say is not follow by a noun o pronoun. Ask is used to report questions




6- "That" can be omitted when referring to the object of the sentence, but not be omitted when referring to the subject of the sentence.


7- The reported speech is about something that is still true.



8- The modals should, ought to and could not change forms in reported speech.



9- We do not use a question mark in a reported question.


10- Place a comma after the reporting verb.


EXTRA TIP : For reported commands,requests, offers and advice we use:

verb + person + infinitive



                                                      


                                                           Exercises and Examples

Execises

In general 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?09

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?11

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1629

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/reported1.htm


 For tips


TIP #1

Using them properly can make what you say much more interesting and informative.

Example: "The train will be late"------- He says the train will be late.




 TIP #2

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-9.html



TIP #3

When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.

TIP #4

For this tip we have this.

TIP #5

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reported-speech.php#.Up-61OJdC5w 


TIP #6

In reported speech, the word that is often used.

For example: He told me that he lived in Greenwich.
However, that is optional.

For example: He told me he lived in Greenwich.


Note - That is never used in questions, instead we often use if.
 For example: He asked me if I would come to the party.


TIP #7

Examples : Rain forests are being destroyed.
                  She told him that rain forests are being destroyed

                 "I hate soccer"
                   I told him I hate soccer



TIP #8

TIP #9
 
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/reported_speech_questions_forms.php

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3764

Note: We do not use say in reported questions
         If there is no question word, we use if or whether


TIP #10

http://www.myenglishteacher.net/quotedspeechandreportedspeech.html 


Example:  He shouted, "We are staying"



Examples and others


http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/statements

http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/reported-speech/structures-of-reported-speech

                                                             List of Reporting Verbs