REPORTED SPEECH IN DIFFERENT TENSES 1

Name………………………………………………………………………………….. Class: 2nd Baccalaureate………… Date: ………………………………

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

SIMPLE PRESENT / SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PAST / SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT

AFFIRMATIVE- singular

Juan, “I live in New York.” He said he lived in New York.

Luis talks about Ofelia, “She is my sister.”

He said she was his sister.

Affirmative- plural

Sara and Pepe, “ We like working in Quito.”

They said they liked working in Quito.

Pablo talks about his friends, “They often go to Cuenca.”

He told me that they often went to Cuenca.

NEGATIVE- singular

Mary, “I don´t have a computer!” She exclaimed she didn`t have a computer.

Negative IMPERATIVES

Emilio shouted to his brother, “Don´t bother me!”

He shouted to his brother NOT TO bother him.

Negative-plural I talk about you, “You aren´t here today.”

I told you that you weren´t here that day.

Tania and Ana, “We don’t want to go to the theatre next weekend.”

They said that they didn´t want to go to the theatre the following week.

QUESTION- singular

Katy asks to Raul, “Do you love me?”

Katy asked Raul IF he loved HER.

I ask to Patrick, “When does your mother come?”

I asked him WHEN his mom comes.

Questions-plural Lenin asks to Walter and Shanon, “Do you eat shells?”

He asked them IF they ATE shells.

Charlie asks his brothers, “Why don´t you turn off the tv?”

He asked them WHY they didn´t turn off the tv.

REPORTED SPEECH IN DIFFERENT TENSES 2

Name………………………………………………………………………………….. Class: 2nd Baccalaureate………… Date: ………………………………

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE / PAST PROGRESSIVE PAST PROGRESSIVE / PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

AFFIRMATIVE- singular

Juan, “I AM living in New York.” He said he WAS living in New York.

Luis talks about Ofelia, “She is playing with my sister.”

He said she was playing with his sister.

Affirmative- plural

Sara and Pepe, “We are working in Quito.”

They said they were working in Quito.

Pablo talks about his friends, “They are often going to Cuenca.”

He told me that they were often going to Cuenca.

NEGATIVE- singular

Mary, “I am not buying a computer!”

She exclaimed she was not buying a computer.

Negative Emilio shouted to his brother, “You are not telling the truth!”

He shouted to his brother that he was not telling the truth.

Negative-plural I talk about you, “You aren´t waiting here today.”

I told you that you weren´t waiting here that day.

Tania and Ana, “We aren´t going to the theatre next weekend.”

They said that they weren´t going to the theatre the following week.

QUESTION- singular

Katy asks to Raul, “Are you listening to me?”

Katy asked Raul IF he was listening to her.

I ask to Patrick, “When is your mother coming?”

I asked him WHEN his mom was coming.

Questions-plural Lenin asks to Walter and Shanon, “Are you swimming this week?”

He asked them IF they were swimming that week.

Charlie asks his brothers, “Why are you crying now?”

He asked them WHY they were crying then.

Punctuation marks for quoted speech always go inside the quotation marks, not outside. 

Here are some examples: Period: "I accept your challenge." Comma: "I accept your challenge," replied the tortoise.

Question Mark: "When should we do it?" asked the hare.

Exclamation Mark: "I challenge you to a race!" the hare said to the tortoise.

All four types of punctuation marks — period, comma, question mark, and exclamation mark — go inside the quotation marks that indicate quoted speech. This is a rule that does not necessarily apply to other uses of quotation marks in English, but it is a rule you can confidently apply to quoted speech.

REMEMBER:

The Direct Speech is not necessary to be changed IF the situation is still REAL to the present.

Example:

DIRECT SPEECH: Jairo says: “I am a teacher.” (Present)

INDIRECT SPEECH: Jairo said that he IS a teacher. (Present)