Reported Speech

1. Retell what people say
2. Report what people say

Nota:

• say, talk, wanted to know, asked, confessed, refused, suggested, advised...

1. statements

   Nota:

   • S+ told sb. (that)+ S+ reported verb+ rest of the sentece Ex. "I really like you" Alain told her.Alain told her that he really liked her
2. questions
   1. yes/no/maybe

      Nota:

      • S+ wanted to know + IF+ S+ reported verb+ rest of the sentence Ex. "Will you be able to look at him at his face ever again?" - Anne exclaimed to her sister Anne exclaimed to her sister IF she WOULD BE able to look at him in his face ever again.
   2. W/H (for details)

      Nota:

      • S+ asked /wanted to know W/H + S+ reported verb Ex.: "Where the heck is Mary?" - Marcos asked Marcos wanted to know WHERE THE HECK MARY WAS
3. requests/comm.

   Nota:

   • S+ asked/ordered/ sb. TO/NOT TO + VERB+ rest of the sentence Ex. "Leave me alone"- she cried too her mom. She desperately asked her mom TO LEAVE her alone

Nota:

• Here-there this-that, the these-those, the today-that day tomorrow-the next day yesterday- the day before last year- the previous year

1. reported verbs

Nota:

• It will always depend on the context Ex.: "I will never trust my friend Glen a secret again"- Linda complained Linda said that SHE would never trust HER friend Glen with a secret again