Parts Of The Speech

Direct speech||Reported speech|
‘’I post my photos online’’||Tom said that the posted his photos online|
‘’She’s writing an e-mail’’||Joe said she was writingan e-mail|

Change||Direct speech||Reported speech|
Will - would||‘’I’ll tell Amie later’’, said Jason.||Jason said he’d tell Amie later|
Can - Could||‘’Hecan leave a message,’’ said Mary||Mary said he could leave a message |
Past simple – past perfect||‘’I called you from a pay phone,’’ said Corey||Corey said hehad called me from a payphone|
Present perfect – past perfect ||‘’I’ve had a video conference,’’ said Jean||Jean said he had had a video conference |Direct speech||Reported speech|
‘’Where do you live?’’ asked Justine||Justine asked me where I lived|
‘’Why isn’t she coming?’’asked Len||Len asked us why shewasn’t coming |
‘’What movie do you like best?’’ she asked them||She asked me what movie I liked best|
‘’Who is the best player?’’ he asked them ||He asked themwho the best player was. |

Direct speech|Reported speech|
‘’Did you drive my car?’’ Sam asked us|Sam asked if we had driven his car|
‘’Can I use your MP3player?’’ she asked|She asked me if she could use my MP3 player|
Have you seen Knight Rider?’’ I asked him |I asked if had seen Knight Rider|




Directquestion||Reported question|
‘’Sylvia, can you help me?’’ Oscar asked||Oscar asked Sylvia to help him|
‘’Call him tomorrow’’, she told me||She told me to call himtomorrow|
‘’Come back soon,’’ he told us||He wants us to come back soon|
‘’Do you want to come to my party?’’ she asked ||She invited me to go to her party|