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Time and Place in Reported Speech. When we report something, we may need to make changes to: time (now, tomorrow) place (here, this room) Don't confuse time with tense. "Tense" is the grammatical form of the verb that in the reported clause we sometimes shift back (backshift).
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We asked the man to help us.; They asked us to wait.;...
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Reported speech is what another person said, but reported in...
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20 mins. Reported speech. Time and place must often change when going from direct to reported speech (indirect speech). In general, personal pronouns change to the third person singular or plural, except when the speaker reports his own words: I/me/my/mine, you/your/yours = him/his/her/hers. we/us/our/ours, you/your/yours = they/their/theirs.
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command.
Reporting and summarising. When we want to report what people say, we don't usually try to report their exact words. We usually give a summary, for example: Direct speech (exact words): Mary: Oh dear. We've been walking for hours!
19 de may. de 2024 · Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.
How to replace time and place words when changing from direct speech to reported speech. When changing from direct to reported speech, the words in the reported sentence do not exactly match the words spoken. Verb tenses change and expressions of time and place also have to change. Example:
Reported speech es la presentación del discurso de otra persona. Se puede hacer en estilo directo: en primera persona y entre comillas; o en estilo indirecto: en tercera persona y adaptando los pronombres, los tiempos verbales y las referencias espaciales y temporales.
