REPORTED SPEECH

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2-Exercises.

Try to report these sentences using reporting verbs like:advise-ask-admit-reveal-request-answer-invite…

Try to understand what each sentence expresses and use the relevant reporting verb.

Of course you can use the verb”said”,but that should be your last choice.

Try to pay attention to the changes in

• *Tenses.
• *Adverbs of place and time.
• *Pronouns.

Brahim Ait Hammou.

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdullah –tinghir

Teaching English.

Baccalaureate level.

2009-2010.

1-These changes occur in tenses when you report a statement:

Direct statement	→                  Reported statement
1-simple present	* Simple past
2-present progressive	* Past progressive
3-simple past	*Past perfect
4-future –will+ verb	* Conditional-would +verb
5-past perfect	* Past perfect

2-These changes affect time expressions:

Direct statement	Reported statement
1- now	That time
2- today	That day
3- tomorrow	The following day
4- yesterday	The day before
5- last week/month/year…	The week /month/year before
6- next week/month/year…	The following week/month/year

Report the statements in the following exercises:Use these verbs:advise-recommend-deny-admit-accept-suuggest-ask-promise…..

a-“you should use solar energy, if you want to protect the environment’’, said  an ecologist .

►an ecologist…………………………………….

b-“ok,I will participate in the campaign against illiteracy», said a NGO volunteer.

►An NGO volunteer……………………………………………………………………

c—“why don’t we start using renewable energy in our country’’,said the minister of energy.

►  The minister of energy……………………………………………………………

d-Rashid: “Do you want to participate in the campaign against segregating women in society?”

Latifa   “yes, of course I will.”

►Rashid…………………………………………………………………………..,and latifa……….……………………………………………………………………..………

e-“terrorists are destroying our economies», said an economic expert.

►An economic expert ……………………..………………………………………..

f-“we will attack Iran’s nuclear reactors», said George Bush.

Bush………………………………………………………………………………………..

g-Suzan: «Why don’t you come to my birthday celebration next week?”

Peter:”I would like to,but I’m sorry I can’t”.

►Suzan……………………….………………………………….,but he …………………………………………………………………………………..……….

h-“it’s very important to respect women in our society», said Nawal Moutawakil.

►Nawal Moutawakil……………………….…………………………………………

i-”I didn’t kill any Iraqi person” ,said Saddam.

►Saddam……………………………………………………………………………..

j-”Yes, I am responsible for the murders in Bosnia“,said Milosovoch.

►Milosovich ………………………………………………………………………..

4-Now read this dialog carefully,and try to do the task below:

Mike: You look tired Ali.Do you still have problems with your friend?

Ali: Yes,but I am really worried now because she doesn’t talk to me now anymore.

Mike:But is it your fault?

Ali: Yes I think it is.I am responsible for all what happened.

Mike: so,I advise you to change your attitudes and behavior.

Ali: Thank you for your advice.

Mike: If you don’t change your attitude,your friend will leave you.

Ali: Look Mike I am not responsible for all the problems though.

And I promise you to change my behavior with my friend.

Mike: So why don’t we go and talk with her?

NOW THIS IS YOUR JOB.TRY TO REPORT THE DIALOG TO ME USING THESE VERBS:

suggest-ask – admit – notice – deny – promise – accuse – warn – thank…..

Start like this: Mike asked if Ali ………………………………………

Ali ………………………………………………………….

(***you can send your answers in a comment for correction***)