REPORTED SPEECH
INDIRECT/REPORTED
DIRECT SPEECH
SPEECH
Present Past simple
She said: “I´m hungry” She said she was hungry
Past simple Past perfect
She said she had missed her family
She said: “I missed my family”
Past continuous
Present continuous
She said she was walking.
She said: “I am walking”
Past perfect
Present perfect
She said she had bought a new car
She said: “I have bought a new
WOULD
car”
She said she would wait
WILL
She said:” I will wait”
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT/REPORTED
SPEECH
Past perfect Past perfect
She said: “ I had waited” She said she had waited
CAN COULD
She said.”I can walk” She said she could walk
MUST HAD TO
She said: “I must walk” She said she had to walk
MAY MIGHT
She said: “It may be a good She said it might be a good
idea” idea.
CHANGES
ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS IINDIRECT CHANGES
He told her: “I like He told her (that)
your car” he liked her new car
She asked him: “Is She asked him if
this your car? that was his car.
She told us:” these She told us those
are my books” were her books.
He told me : “He He told me he
doesn’t live here didn’t live there
anymore” anymore
TIME EXPRESSIONS
DIRECT INDIRECT
1 NOW 1 THEN
2 TODAY 2 THAT DAY
3 YESTERDAY 3 THE DAY BEFORE
4 THE DAY BEFORE 4 TWO DAYS BEFORE
YESTERDAY 5 THE NEXT/FOLLOWING
5 TOMORROW DAY
6 THE DAY AFTER 6 TWO DAYS LATER
TOMORROW 7 THE FOLLLOWING
7 NEXT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
WEEK/MONTH/YEAR 8 THE PREVIOUS
8 LAST WEEK/MONTH/YEAR WEEK/MONTH/YEAR
9 TWO DAYS/THREE HOURS 9 TWO DAYS/THREE HOURS
AGO BEFORE
REPORTED QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS WH- QUESTION
Sandra Henry wondered:
asked:”Are you “Why is Andrew
going out?” so late?”
Henry wondered
Sandra asked
why Andrew was
if/whether I
so late.
was going out.
REPORTED COMMANDS
DIRECT INDIRECT
“Sit down” He ordered them to
sit down
“Don’t forget
She reminded him
your umbrella” not to forget his
“Don’t shout at umbrella.
He told her not to
me”. shout at him
“Work hard at He advised me to
school” work hard at school
REPORTED SUGGESTIONS
DIRECT INDIRECT
“Let’s go for a He suggested
walk” that we went
“Why don’t we for a walk
relax?” She suggested
that they
relaxed.
REPORTING VERBS
ENGLISH CATALAN
Add Afegir
Advise Aconsellar
Apologize Demanar perdó
Ask Preguntar
Complain Queixarse
Confirm Confirmar
Explain Explicar
Mention Anomenar
Order Ordenar
Promise Prometre
Remind Recordar
Say Dir
Tell Dir, explicar
Admit Admetre
Agree Estar d’acord
Beg Suplicar
Confess Confessar
Declare Declarar
Invite Convidar
Offer Oferir
Persuade Convèncer
Recommend Recomanar
Reply Respondre
Suggest Suggerir
whisper xiuxiuejar
Do you want to know a
secret?
A: He whispered in my ear that he was in love
with me.
B: He expressed doubt that I would ever know
how much he really cared for me.
C: He insisted that we were the only ones who
knew.
D: He told me that I would never know how
much he really loved me.
E: He admitted that the realisation had dawned
on him a week or two earlier.
F: He offered to confide in me if I promised not
to tell.
Do you want to know a
secret?
D: He told me that I would never know how much he
really loved me.
B: He expressed doubt that I would ever know how
much he really cared for me.
F: He offered to confide in me if I promised not to
tell.
A: He whispered in my ear that he was in love with
me.
E: He admitted that the realisation had dawned on
him a week or two earlier.
C: He insisted that we were the only ones who knew.
1. “ I won’t lend you any money”
She refused to lend him any money.
2. “Would you like to have a drink with me?”
She invited him to have a drink with her.
3. “Let’s go to the beach!”
He suggested going /that they should go to the beach.
4. “ If you’re good, I’ll buy you an ice-cream”
He promised to buy her an ice cream (if she was good)
5. “I’m sorry I broke your heart”
She apologised for breaking /having broken his heart.
6. “ If I were you, I’d tell your parents”
She advised him to tell his parents
7. “It wasn’t me. I didn’t break the window”
He denied breaking / having broken the window
8. “You’re the one who murdered the President. - I
saw you”
He accused her of murdering / having murdered the
President.
9. “ Stop shouting!”
She ordered them to stop shouting.
10. “ Shall I carry your suitcase for you?”
He offered to carry her suitcase (for her)
VERB + THAT CLAUSE
DECLARE
He declared that he loved her
EXPLAIN
SAY
SUGGEST
VERB + TO + INFINITIVE
( NOT TO DO SOMETHING)
AGREE
OFFER
José offered to drive me to the airport.
REFUSE
PROMISE
I promised not to tell anybody
THREATEN
VERB + OBJECT+ TO+ INFINITIVE
( SOMEBOBY NOT TO DO SOMETHING)
ADVISE
The doctor advised me to have a rest
ASK
CONVINCE
ENCOURAGE
INVITE
Julia’s friend invited her to stay for dinner
ORDER
PERSUADE
I persuaded my sister not to go out with Juan
REMIND
My boss reminded me to sign the documents.
TELL
WARN
The man warned us not to park in this street.
VERB+ GERUND
( NOT DOING SOMETHING)
APOLOGIZE ( FOR)
I apologized for being so late.
ACCUSE
The police accused Maria of stealing the car.
ADMIT
BLAME SOMEBODY FOR
DENY
INSIST ON
Jane insisted on going to the dcotor’s with me
RECOMMEND
REGRET
SUGGEST
Katie suggested going for a walk.
be get help lose pay sack steal walk
1. He was accused ofstealing money from the
company.
hel
2. I offered to p him, but he said he could
manage. losing
3. He apologized for to sack his temper with me.
4. His boss threatened him if was late one
more time. to get
5. Will you remind me some more petrol
before we leave? being
6. Of course, she denies anywhere near the
scene of the crime.
to walk
7. He warned the children not on the
frozen lake.
paying
8. Her family insisted on for the entire holiday.
