Part A: Reported Statements
1.
Tenses
è Take ONE step back on the
time line.
am à was
is à was
are à
was à had been
were à
has been à
have been à
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(is
doing à doing)
(am
doing à doing)
(was
doing à doing)
(were
doing à doing)
will
à would (applicable to
all modal verbs)
would
à would (applicable to
all modal verbs)
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2.
Pronouns
è For the information in
the direct speech, change the perspective from the 1st person to the
3rd person.
E.g.
‘ I don’t have an iPhone,’ Jenny told Macy.
à Jenny told Macy that she didn’t have an iPhone.
*If the speaker is “I” in the direct
speech, we DON’T change the pronoun “I”.
E.g. ‘I have made a mistake,’ I told James.
à I told James that I had made a mistake.
3.
Expressions of Time and
Place
Direct
Speech
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Reported
Speech
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here
this
2.
3.
today
tonight
5.
yesterday
the
day before yesterday
ago
last
Monday
next
week
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1.
that/the
those/the
then/at
the time
6.
day
that
night
the
next/following day
the
day before/the previous day
two
days 7. /two days earlier
8.
the
previous Monday
the
following week
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8.
Reporting verbs
(i)
said
(that clause), told (sb. + that clause)
e.g. They said that they were hardworking enough.
e.g. She told me that she was overweight.
(ii)
ordered,
advised, agreed, reminded, offered, warned, invited (sb. to do…)
e.g. My boss invited us to have a business trip with him.
(iii)
suggested
(gerund/that clause)
e.g. She suggested going to the beach the following Sunday.
Task 1
Rewrite these sentences in reported
speech. The first one has been done for you.
1. ‘I’m tired,’ Fred told
me.
2. ‘My brother hasn’t
finished the book,’ she said.
3. ‘Mr. Lee is going to
retire soon,’ Frank told me.
4. ‘My uncle can’t speak
Cantonese very well,’ Bruce said.
5. ‘I will work harder,’ I
promised my parents.
6. ‘John’s brother has been
looking for a job for months,’ Ann told me.
7. ‘I met Ann at the
supermarket yesterday,’ I told my brother.
8. ‘Kate didn’t visit her
grandparents last Sunday,’ Kate’s cousin told me.
9. ‘My brother is learning
to swim,’ I told Janet.
10. ‘I’m going shopping with
my mother this evening,’ Lily said to me.
11. ‘We’ll be happy to work
with you,’ Mike said to Linda.
12. ‘Betty’s sister is coming
to Hong Kong next month,’ Fred told me.
Task 2
Read the direct speech and then fill
in the blank in the reported speech with a suitable reporting verb provided in
the table below. The fist one has been done for you.
refused asked offered warned advised
reminded invited
told suggested invited
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1. Grandma to me: ‘Please
give me my glasses.’
Grandma asked me to give her
her glasses.
2. Mr. Lee to his son: ‘Get
down from that tree.’
Mr. Lee his son to get down from the tree.
3. Sue to Tom: ‘I won’t let
you copy my homework.’
Sue to let Tom copy her homework
4. Paul: ‘I won’t tell
anyone.’
Paul not to tell anyone.
5. Mrs. Lee to her son: ‘Don’t
open the door to strangers.’
Mrs. Lee her son not to open the door to strangers.
6. Brian: ‘Let’s have
something to drink.’
Brian that we have something to drink.
7. Mrs. Chan to her guest: ‘I’ll
take your coat.’
Mrs. Chan to take her guest’s coat.
8. Jack to his brother: ‘Don’t
play with the knife.’
Jack his brother not to play with the knife.
9. Mrs. Lee to her husband: ‘Don’t
forget to buy some bread on your way home.’
Mrs. Lee her husband to buy some bread on his way home.
10. Sally to her brother: ‘You’d
better set your alarm clock before going to bed.’
Sally her brother to set his alarm clock before
going to bed.
11. Ken to Ann: ‘Can I borrow
your novel?’
Ken Ann if he could borrow her novel.
12. Jane to David: ‘Come and
have dinner with us tonight.’
Jane David to have dinner with them that night.
Part B: Reported
Questions
(I)
Wh-questions
l Keep the question word
(Wh-)
l Use the reporting verb ‘asked’
l The word order becomes subject + verb
E.g.
‘Who smoked in my room today?’ she asked.
à She asked who had smoked
in her room that day.
(II)
Yes/No questions
l Add the word ‘if’ after
the reporting verb.
E.g.
‘Did you see my brother at the party last night?’ he asked her.
à He asked her if she had
seen his brother at the party the night before.
Task 3
Change these into reported
questions.
1. John to Mary: ‘Where is
your 3G phone?’
2. Fred to Clara: ‘When are
you going to Shenzhen?’
3. Sandy to Mike: ‘Which car
is yours?’
4. Peggy to Andy: ‘How is
your sister?’
5. Ann to Ted: ‘How much did
your new sneakers cost?’
6. Susan to me: ‘Have you
seen Paul today?’
7. My mother to Jessie: ‘Have
you made your bed?’
8. Lily to me: ‘Were you at
Sandy’s party last night?’
9. Jack to Marilyn: ‘Do you
have Helen’s mobile phone number?’
10. Robert to Nancy: ‘Is this
glass of milk yours?’
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