quinta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2011

Reported Speech

Reported Speech

Use: To report what someone said.

Examples:

“I love my new jacket.”, Mariana said. - Present Simple
 Mariana said she loved her/his new jacket.


" I went to this shop yesterday," Rodrigo explained. - Past Simple
Rodrigo explained he had gone to that shop the day before.



"They are going to the pool now", mum shouted. - Present continuous
Mum shouted they were going to the pool then.


"I was watching the movie at six o'clock", Catarina whispered. - Past Continuous
Catarina whispered she was watching/ had been watching the movie at six o'clock.


“I’ll buy a new cap”, Tiago told Luis. - Future "will"
Tiago told Luis he would buy a new cap.


Note: Sentences in the Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous do not change.


Reported Questions


These questions are usually introduced with inquire, ask, want to know, wonder . When questions begin with a question word (what, when, where...), you also use it in your reported speech.
Have a look:

"What is your favourite dish?" Sofia wanted to know.

Sofia wanted to know what my favourite dish was.

However, questions might also begin with an auxiliar verb (is, have, do) or with a modal. In this case you have to introduce if or wether in your reported speech.
Check it out:

"Do you like ice cream?" Tiago asked.

Tiago asked if I liked ice cream.

Have a look at this paper and try to complete it:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3nmVxrsJnNbYzI3NTdmZjAtYmJkZi00YTNlLWEwMTctMDMzZGNhNGEzNTgy&hl=en

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