The man who has mounted an elephant, will not fear

the bark of a dog

INDIAN
An Indian quotation says that The man who has
mounted an elephant, will not fear the bark of a dog.
REPORTED SPEECH IN
PRESENT
She says: "I like tuna fish.
He tells us I write poems.
He says, I am happy.
She says, My dad likes roast chicken.
"I'm 30 years old," she says.
Jane tells me, "I may not be in class tomorrow."
"I'll go to the movies tomorrow," John says.
She says (that ) she likes tuna fish.
He tells us (that) he writes poems.
He says that he is happy.
She says that , her dad likes roast chicken.
She says that she is 30 years old .
Jane tells me that she may not be in class
tomorrow.

Molly said that Max had to work.
In general, say is used when the
listener is not mentioned.

Molly told me that Max had to
work.
Tell is used when the listener is
mentioned. (We say something, but
we tell someone something.)
Reread the conversation . Then complete the following with the past
form of say or tell.

1. Steve . that they'd been having a lot of
problems lately
2. Tom .. his roommates that cleaning was their
biggest problem
3. John . that they could each choose a job
to do.
4. Peter that he would clean the kitchen.
5. Tom . everyone that he would take care
of the living room.
6. Finally, Steve .the others that he would try
to find a vacuum cleaner .
said
told
said
said
told
told
Past actions
TRANSFORMATIONS
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
Present simple Past simple
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Present perfect Past Perfect simple
Past Simple Past Perfect simple
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Past perfect simple /Continuous Past perfect simple/Continuous
Lets should
Modals can, will, shall, may Could, would, should, might
Could, would, should, might Could, would, should, might
There is -are There was - were
Am-is are going to.. was were going to..
Present passive voice Past passive voice
Yes no questions (start with auxiliares)
WH question
Imperative
If .
WH no question
+ to, - not to
OTHER WORDS
TRANSFORMATION
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
This , these That , those - last ( last year)
Today - toninght Yesterday - last night
Yesterday That day = the day before
Tomorrow The next day - the following
day
OTHER VERBS
Add added
Suggest suggested
Promise promised
Claim claimed
Demand demanded
Complain complained
Request requested
Inquiry inquired

Even good friends have problems, and one
way to save friendships is by talking things
over. In the following conversation, a group
of roommates is trying to re-solve a common
problem, housework.
Retell the conversation in reported speech
by completing the sentences below. Be sure
to use appropriate verb forms in your new
sentences
Check this situation

Steve said
that they
should talk
things over

STEVE: We are all good friends, but we have
been having a lot of problems lately.
TOM: Well, in my opinion, the biggest problem
was cleaning. The apartment was a mess. Nobody
cleaned last week or the week before. We have to
find a way to keep things cleaner.
JOHN: We can make a list of jobs to do, and
each person can sign up for a job.
PETER: I will be responsible for the kitchen
area.

TOM: I will do the living room, but we need a
vacuum cleaner!
STEVE: I am going to check the newspaper. I
may be able to find a good used one. .....

STEVE said that they were all good friends, but
they had been having a lot of problems lately.
TOM added that in his opinion, the biggest problem
had been cleaning. The apartment had been a mess.
Nobo dy had cleaned last week or the week before,
and that they had to find a way to keep things cleaner
John suggested that they could make a list of jobs
to do, and each person could sign up for a job.
Peter said that he would be responsible for the
kitchen area
Tom added that he would do the living room, but
that they needed a vacuum cleaner!
Steve promised that he was going to check the newspa
per and that he might be able to find a good used one.
He said that her Mom had fed him with Mama
Camellas baby food.
He asked the audience
if he was boring them
He told him that he hopped he could swim fast
He complained the
waiter that there was a
fly in his soup
The waiter answered
that it was the speciality
of the house.
The nurse congratlated
the man for getting 3
babies
The man very surprised
just thanked her
Write the sentences in indirect speech
1.Helen: My parents go with me.
2. Helen: Spend three days in London.
3. Helen: London was a multicultural place.
4. Helen: I have seen people of all colours.
5. What is it?" asked Murna. aske
6. Please spread the ashes on the ground," said the letter.
7. "I believe it's pepper," said Ariana.
8. Dont save the last bit for Dr Haret, he suggested.
9. My friend asked us Have you had a nice day?
10.- Paty told us Mr. Cameron heard the noise; while he
was taking a shower
Helen said that her prents went with her.
Helen told us that she spent three days in London
Helen said that London had been a multicultural place
Helen said that she had seen people of all colours.
Murna asked me what it was.
The letter told them to spread the ashes on the ground.
Ariana said thart she believed it was pepper..
He suggested not to save the last bit for Dr Haret.
My friend asked us if we had had a nice day.
Paty told us that Mr. Cameron had heard the noise;
while he had been taking a shower
B1 TEST
http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_reported_speech.htm
http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/reported.php
https://www.google.com.ec/search?q=english+grammar+reported+sspeech&oq=e
nglish+grammar+reported+sspeech&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.10584j0j8&sourceid=c
hrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/grammar/reported-speech.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/reported-speech-mixed3.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/102.html
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1885
ENGLISH RESULT
https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/b_vocabulary/?cc=ec&selLanguage=en
Extra exercises