اللغة الإنجليزية — Grammar: Reported Speech (Commands, Requests, Questions, Statements) — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Reported Speech: Commands, Requests, Questions

Reported speech (indirect speech) is used to tell someone what another person said.

1. Reported Statements

Direct: “I am tired,” she said. Reported: She said that she was tired.

Tense changes: Present → Past, Past → Past Perfect, Will → Would.

2. Reported Questions

Yes/No questions: Use if/whether. Ex: “Do you study?” → He asked if I studied.

WH-questions: Keep the question word. Ex: “Where do you live?” → He asked where I lived.

3. Reported Commands and Requests

Use told (commands) or asked (requests) + person + to + infinitive.

Ex: “Close the door!” → He told me to close the door.

Negative: “Don’t be late!” → He told me not to be late.

Exercise

Report these sentences:

1. “I will call you tomorrow,” he said.
2. “Have you finished your homework?” she asked.
3. “Don’t touch that!” the teacher ordered.

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