THUYẾT TRÌNH Reported speech PPT

Reported speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words... Statements in present tenses or simple future tense Statements in present tenses or s

Lesson 2: reported

speech

Reported speech which tells you what

someone said, but does not use the

person's actual words.

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Statements in present tenses or

simple future tense

Statements in present tenses or

simple future tense

Statements in simple past

Command

Types of reported speech

Statements in present tenses or simple future tense

* say to → tell : says to → tells

* Change the personal pronouns according to the meaning of the sentence: 1* → Subj: 2nd → Obj: 3rd > no change

* Omit ! (that)

* no changes in tenses + words showing place and time.

-Ann says, "I am sixteen." =>.Ann says that she is sixteen.

- They say to Tom, "You work for her today." =>They tell Tom (that) he works for her today.

1 They say, "We are living with our children.”

2 He says to me “I like your dress.“

3 "I want to bring it home." he says.

4 She tells him, "I don't like your brother”.

 They say they are living with their children

 He says he wants to bring it home

 He tells me that he likes my dress.

 She tells him she doesn’t like his brother

said to+ O → told + O

Statements

(reporting verbs in simple past tense)

5 Next week/ month/ year… 5 The previous week/ month/ year

Change the adverbs

Statements (Reporting verbs in simple past tense)

Change the tenses

1. Simple present (is/ go) 1 Simple past (was, were/ went)

2 Present continue (is doing) 2 Past comtunue (was,were doing)

3 Present perfect ( has done) 3 Past perfect: ( has done)

4 Simple past (went) 4 Past perfect ( gone)

5 Past continue (was doing) 5 Past perfect continue (had been doing)

6 Past perfect (had met) 6 Past perfect (had met)

7 Modal verds: will /can /shall 7 would /could /should

said to+ O → told + O

Simple Present: “I don’t know this man”

Present Continuous: “I’m working for a foreign company”

Present Perfect: “I’ve read a good book”

Present Perfect Continuous: “I have been writing my report”.

Simple Past: “I finished my assignment”

Simple Future: “I will do it later”

Modal Verbs:

“I can work late today”

“I may see her tonight”

“I must/have to go now”

Simple Past: He said he didn’t know that man

Past Continuous: He said he was working for a foreign company Past Perfect: He said he had read a good book

Past Perfect Continuous: He said he had been writing his report Past Perfect: He said he had finished his assignment

Future in the past: He said he would do it later.

Past forms of modals:

He said he could work late that day

He said he might see her that night

He said he had to go then

In the direet speech expresses a general truth, the tense of the verb can remain, unchanged in the reported speech

Note:

In the direet speech expresses a general truth, the tense of the verb can remain, unchanged in the reported speech

- The teacher said "The earth revolves around the sun."

=> The teacher said the earth revolves around the sun.

Ex1: Mai said to Lan

“Chose the windows, please”.

⇒ Mai told Lan to chose

the windows.

Ex2: He said to his brother

“Go away now”.

⇒ He told his brother to

go away then.

“Don’t sit here, Nam”.

=> They ordered Nam not to sit.

Ex 2 : Parents told their children “Don’t touch the socket”.

=> Parents told their children not to touch the socket.

1 Minh told Lan, "Don't cry any more."

 Minh told Lan not to cry any more.

 The dentist told me to look at him.

 The driver told us not to get off the bus while it was going.

 Mary told me not to give him your address if he asks you.

 Mr.Green told Bill to come their dinner tonight, Bill.

 The teacher told John to come to his/her office.

a) Wh - Questions

b)Yes/No Questions

a/ Wh-Questions:

1 Lan said to me, “Who is he?”

=> Lan asked me who he was

2 Bill asked Ann, “How are you living now?”

=> Bill asked Ann how she was living then.

b/Yes/No Questions:

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1 I asked him, “Did you break this glass?"

=> I asked him if he had broken that glass

2 He asked me, "Have you met Lan?"

=> He asked me whether I had met Lan or not.

S + asked + O what/when/where/who/how…+

S+ V

If S+V

(Whether S+V or not)

1 He said: “When will they come?”

2 He said: “Who was seen Avatar?”

3 He said: “How much might it cost?”

1 I said: “Can I help you?”

2 She said to us: “Did you feel cold?”

3 He said: “Are your hands cold?”

SPECIAL NOTES ON REPORTED SPEECH

a Exclamations are introduced by verbs like EXCLAIM, GREET, REMARK, CRY OUT,

SIGH, COMPLAIN in reported speech, according to the meaning of the exclamations.

1 "My goodness, what a lovely dress!"

=> She exclaimed that the dress was lovely (was a lovely one).

2 "Hello! Where are you going?"

=> He greeted me and asked (me) where I was going.

b If the direct speech consists of a number of short sentences, these sentences can be

joined together in reported speech.

1 "How old are you now? Can you read yet?"

2 "What time is it? My watch has stopped."