THUYẾT TRÌNH Reported speech PPT

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 simple past

Types of
reported speech

Command

Question
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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.


exercises

1.

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

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They say they are living with their children.

2. He says to me. “I like your dress.“

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He tells me that he likes my dress.

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

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He says he wants to bring it home.

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

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She tells him she doesn’t like his brother.

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Statements
(reporting verbs in simple past tense)

said to+ O → told + O

Change the adverbs

Direct speech

1.

Now

Reported speech
1. Then

2 . Today

2. That day

3. Tomorrow

3. The following day/ the next day

4. Yesterday

4. The day before/ the previous day

5. Next week/ month/ year…

5. The previous week/ month/ year

6. This/ that

6. These/ those

7. Here

7. There


Statements (Reporting verbs in simple past tense)
said to+ O → told + O
Change the tenses
Direct speech

1.

Simple present (is/ go)

Reported speech
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

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Direct speech

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

Reported speech

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

Present Continuous: “I’m working for a foreign company”
Present Perfect: “I’ve read a good book”

Past Continuous: He said he was working for a foreign company

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

Past Perfect: He said he had read a good book

Simple Past: “I finished my assignment”

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

Simple Future: “I will do it later”

Past Perfect: He said he had finished his assignment

Modal Verbs:

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

“I can work late today”

Past forms of modals:

“I may see her tonight”

He said he could work late that day

“I must/have to go now”

He said he might see her that night
He said he had to go then

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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.

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COMMAND
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Affirmative command

Ex1: Mai said to Lan
Told

“Chose the windows, please”.

⇒

Mai told Lan to chose
the windows.

Ex2: He said to his brother

S

+ Ordered + to Vo
Asked
………..

“Go away now”.

⇒

He told his brother to
go away then.

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command
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Negative command

Told
S

Ex 1 : They said,
“Don’t sit here, Nam”.
=> They ordered Nam not to sit.

+ Ordered + not to Vo
Asked
………..

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

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

 Minh told Lan not to cry any more.
………………………………………………
2. The teacher said, "Come to my office, John!"

 The teacher told John to come to his/her office.
…………………………………………………….
3. The dentist said to me, “Look at me, please!”



The dentist told me to look at him.
.................................................................................

4. Don't get off the bus while it's going.", the driver said.

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

5. Mary said to me, "Don't give him your address if he asks you.”

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

6. MR. Green said, “Please come to our dinner tonight, Bill”

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Mr.Green told Bill to come their dinner tonight, Bill.
………………………………………………………….
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a) Wh - Questions

QUESTIONS

b)Yes/No Questions

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S + asked + O

what/when/where/who/how…+

S+ V
If

S+V
(Whether

S+V or not)

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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.

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b/Yes/No Questions:
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.

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S + asked + O

what/when/where/who/how…+

S+ V
If

S+V
(Whether

S+V or not)

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Wh - Questions
Direct question

Reported question

1.

1. He said: “When will they come?”
2. He said: “Who was seen Avatar?”
3. He said: “How much might it cost?”

=>

2. =>

3. =>

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Yes/No Questions
Direct question

Reported question

1. =>
1. I said: “Can I help you?”

2. =>

2. She said to us: “Did you feel cold?”
3. He said: “Are your hands cold?”

3. =>

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SPECIAL NOTES ON REPORTED SPEECH

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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.

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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?"
=> I asked the child how old she was and if she could read yet.
2. "What time is it? My watch has stopped."
=> I asked him what time it was, as my watch had stopped.

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