English — Grammar: Reported Speech — Statements, Questions and Commands — 3rd Year Secondary — Literary Stream — Algerian Curriculum

Reported Speech

Reported speech is used to report what someone said without quoting them directly.

Tense Changes (Backshift)

• Present -> Past: ‘I am tired.’ -> He said he was tired.
• Present Perfect -> Past Perfect: ‘I have seen it.’ -> He said he had seen it.
• Past Simple -> Past Perfect: ‘I saw it.’ -> He said he had seen it.
• Will -> Would: ‘I will come.’ -> He said he would come.
• Can -> Could: ‘I can help.’ -> He said he could help.

Reporting Statements

Use ‘that’ (optional): ‘He said (that) he was happy.’

Reporting Questions

• Yes/No questions: use ‘if/whether’. ‘Are you OK?’ -> He asked if I was OK.
• Wh- questions: keep the question word. ‘Where do you live?’ -> He asked where I lived.

Reporting Commands

Use ‘told + object + to + verb’. ‘Sit down!’ -> He told me to sit down.

Exercise

Report: 1. ‘I am studying now.’ -> 2. ‘Did you see the film?’ -> 3. ‘Don’t be late!’ -> 4. ‘Where is the station?’ ->

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