Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Reported Speech
- Statements
- Present simple-Past simple
- Present continuous-Past continuous
- Past simple-Past perfect simple
- Present perfect simple-Past perfect simple
- Present perfect continuous-Past perfect continuous
- Past continuous-Past perfect continuous
- Will-Would
- May/Might-Might
- Must-Must/Had to
- Can-Could
- Today-That day
- Tomorrow-The next/following day
- Tonight-That night
- Next week-The next/following week
- Ago/Before
- Last week-The previous week/The week before
- Yesterday-The previous day/The day before
- This/These-That/Those
- Here/There
- Questions
- Wh(...)?
- There is no inversion of subject and verb
- "Where are you?" - He asked me where I was
- Yes/No
- We use IF or WhETHER
- "Can you do it?" - They asked me IF I could do
it
- We do not use the auxiliary verb DO
- "Do you like music?" - She asked me if I liked music
- Other reporting
verbs
- NEED to be followed by a person
- Warn-Remind-Tell
- NOT followed by a person
- Explain-Add-Claim-Admit-Agree-Announce-Claim-Say-
- Other reporting
structures
- verb+infinitive
- Agree, Claim, Offer, Promise, Refuse
- verb+object+infinitive
- Advise, Ask, Forbid, Insctruct, Tell, Order, Remind, Warn, Recommend
- verb+gerund
- Admit, Advise, Deny, Regret, Recommend, Suggest
- verb+preposition+gerund
- Apologize for, Insist on, Object to, Confess to
- verb+-object+preposition+gerund
- Accuse somebody of, Congratulate somebody on, Criticise somebody for, Warn somebody against