REPORTED SPEECH

1. WHAT IS IT?

2. CHANGES OF VERBAL TIMES

3. DIRECT Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past continuous Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Continuous

4. REPORTED Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Continuous

5. that is to say in our own words what someone else has said

6. REPORTED REQUESTS

7. REPORTED QUESTIONS

8. REPORTED ORDERS

9. “tell me+to+infinitive” direct speech:Sit down! informed speech:she told me to sit down

10. direct speech:where do you live? informed speech:she asked me where I lived

11. “ask me+to+infinitive” direct speech:please don't smoke informed speech:she asked me not to smoke