Reported speech and Simple present passive by Alava Cantos Paulette Anahi https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000 3 BGU A en-us 2022-11-29 23:37:11 UTC 2025-10-19 13:38:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4c4.png Reported Speech uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402711715 2022-11-29 23:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402711715 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402711926 When do we use reported speech? 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 ]]> 2022-11-29 23:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402711926 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402712237 We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: ]]> 2022-11-29 23:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402712237 Example: uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402712890 Direct speech: I like candy. • Reported speech: She says (that) she likes candy. ]]> 2022-11-29 23:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402712890 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402716222 We don't need to change the tense, though probably we do need to change the 'person' from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change words like 'my' and 'your'. 
(As I'm sure you know, often, we can choose if we want to use 'that' or not in English. I've put it in brackets () to show that it's optional. It's exactly the same if you use 'that' or if you don't use 'that'.) ]]> 2022-11-29 23:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402716222 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402899786 But, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then usually we change the tenses in the reported speech: ]]> 2022-11-30 02:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402899786 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402900753 • Direct speech: I like candy. 
• Reported speech: She said (that) she liked candy. ]]> 2022-11-30 02:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402900753 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402903877 2022-11-30 02:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402903877 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402904677 2022-11-30 02:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402904677 Simple Present Passive uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402907504 2022-11-30 02:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402907504 English has two voices: active and passive. uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402909114
  • The active voice is used when the subject of the sentence does the action
  • The passive voice is used when we focus on the object of the sentence. In the example, B becomes the subject.
    • ]]>     2022-11-30 02:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402909114     uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402909935 For example: That song is sung by my mom.
                                    B                           A
    ]]>     2022-11-30 02:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402909935     uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402910937 When it is important to know who does the action, we use by. The noun that follows by is called the “agent.” My mom was the subject in the active sentence, but it becomes the agent in the passive sentence.]]> 2022-11-30 02:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402910937 uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402911930 Sometimes, when the agent is unknown, or unimportant to the meaning of the sentence, we do not use by.

    For example: This sweater is made in China.]]>     2022-11-30 02:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402911930     uejppaalavac https://padlet.com/uejppaalavac/lzzedgxbim3p9000/wish/2402912820 We form the passive with be + past participle (3rd form of the verb).

    In the present simple, the passive is: am / is / are + past participle (3rd form of the verb).


    Remember!
    1. The past participle always stays the same. Only the form of be changes.
    2. The subject and verb must always agree in number.
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