UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA PARTICULAR DE LOJA Inglés Listening and Speaking IV Tema: Reported speech Ponente: Lic. Cristina Morocho cris_m28@hotmail.com

1. Reported speech
Lic. Cristina Morocho

2. • Also called indirect speech →reports what a
speaker said without using his or her exact
words.
• The most common verbs are said, told,
indicated, mentioned, reported, to show that
you are reporting information.
– When the listener is mentioned, use tell; other
way, use say.
• When reporting, backshift the verb in the
indirect speech

4. Indirect questions
• Use ask in its simple past form.
• These questions end with a period, not a
question mark.
Mrs. Castro asked July if she was at the party
the day before.
• Don’t use the auxiliaries (do, does, did).
• Use if or whether (or not) to introduce an
indirect yes/no questions.

5. Indirect questions
• Use statement word order with yes/no
questions.
Subject + Verb + Complement.
• Use questions words to introduce wh-
questions.
“Where is your dad?” my mom asked.
My mom asked where my father was.

6. • In addition to verbs, certain other words
change in indirect speech.
this that these Those
here There now Then
ago Before/ yesterday The day
previously before /
the
previous
day
today That day tomorrow The next
day/ the
day after

7. • Examples:
Jeremy said, “My boss just promoted me”
Jeremy said his boss had just promoted him.
“Please be here for the meeting at 4p.m.”, Sally
asked
Sally asked me to be there for the meeting at
4p.m.

8. Thank you!