REPORTED SPEECH by maristella https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy how to switch from direct to the reported speech en-us 2017-03-30 17:21:23 UTC 2025-12-16 23:21:05 UTC hello@padlet.com sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163778915  Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.]]> 2017-03-30 17:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163778915 sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163780395 We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence:

  • Direct speech: I like ice cream.
  • Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
]]> 2017-03-30 17:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163780395 How to do the "transformation" sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163781077 we have to do 3 important things to pass from direct to reported speech:
°change adverbs
°change the pronouns
°backshift]]> 2017-03-30 17:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163781077 adverbs sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163782248 today/tonight > that day/that night
yesterday>the day before
an hour/a day/a week ago>an hour/a day/a week before
next Sunday/week/month/year>the following Sunday/week/month
last Sunday>the previous Sunday
here>there
now>then
tomorrow>the following day]]> 2017-03-30 17:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163782248 Pronouns sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163784083 i,you,we>he,she,they
me>him,her
my,your,our>his,her,their
this,these>that,those]]> 2017-03-30 17:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163784083 Backshift sabatinimaristella_ms https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163785157 simple present>simple past
present continuous>past continuous/present conditional
present perfect simple>past perfect simple
present perfect contiounus>past perfect contiounus
simple past>past perfect
past continuous>past perfect continuous
simple future>present conditional
imperative>infinive]]> 2017-03-30 17:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sabatinimaristella_ms/hv01p9s6okoy/wish/163785157