20. Direct and indirect speech.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

He said,

"I go

"I am going

"They have

gone

"I went

there

there

there."

there

every year."

next week."

last year."

He said (that)

he went

he was going

they had gone

he had gone

there

there

therethere

every year.

the following week.

the previous

year.

Не said

to us,

"We were

going

"I'll go

"I'll be going

"I may go

"I can go

"I have to go

"I must go

there

there

there

there

there

there

when you met

us."

if the day is

fine."

in some days."

this summer."

tomorrow."

today."

now."

He told

us (that)

they had been

going

he'd (would)

go

he'd be going

he might go

he could go

he had to go

he must go

there

there

there

there

there

there

when we met

them.

if the day was

fine.

some days later.

that summer.

the next day.

that day.

then.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

this

these

now

here

today

tomorrow

yesterday

next week/

last week

ago

that

those

then

there

that day;

the next day, the following day

the day before, the previous day

the following week

the previous week

before

Direct Speech

She said,

She said to them,

"Who

"Which of you "What

"How many people

is

has seen was on

will come

the first to speak?"

this film?"

at the Covent Garden yesterday?"

to the party?"

Reported Speech

She asked

She asked them

She wondered

She inquired (formal)

who

which of them what

how many people

was had seen had been or

would come

the first to speak.

that film,

at the Covent Garden the day before,

to the party.

Direct Speech

Tom said,

Doris:

"Why

"Where

"Who(m)

"Which cinema

are

do

have

shall

you

you

you

we

usually have lunch?"

been talking to,

go to,

late?"

Peter?"

Jane?"

Reported

Speech

Tom asked

Torn wondered

Doris wanted to know

Doris asked Jane

why

where

who(m)

which cinema

he

he

Peter

they

was

usually had lunch.

had been talking' to.

would go to.

late.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

Direct Speech

Mr. Black said,

Mr. Black:

"Are

"Do

"Have

"Did

"Will

"Can

"May

you

you

you

he

you

your wife

I

leaving

know

ever stayed

enjoy

go out

drive,

park

next week?"

Mr Frost?"

at the Embassy Hotel, George?"

the party yesterday?"

if it rains?"

George?"

my car here, officer?"

Reported Speech

Mr. Black asked.

Mr. Black asked

Mr. Black wondered

Mr. Black asked George

Mr. Black inquired the officer

whether

if

we

I

George

he

he

his wife

he

were leaving

knew

had ever stayed

had enjoyed

would go out

could drive.

might park

the next week.

Mr. Frost.

at the Embassy Hotel.

the party the day before.

if it rained.

at i.

his car there.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

John: "Do you like this pic­ture?"

Ann: "Yes, I do."

Nick: "I don't."

John asked Ann and Nick whether

a : they liked that picture. Ann said (that) she did, but Nick said he

b: didn't. (Ann answered in the af­firmative, but Nick answered in the negative.)

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

Peter: "Will you come with us?"

Mary: 1. "Yes."

2. "No."

Peter asked Mary whether she would go with them. 1. Mary agreed.

2. Mary refused.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

Mr. Brown said to the man:

"Come in, please." "Will (would) you come in, please."

Mr. Brown asked the man to come in.

Mrs. Brown said to her son:

"Don't go out now."

Mrs. Brown told her son not to go out then.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

"I was in England in 1982."

The sun rises in the East.

He said he was in England in! 1982.

The teacher explained to the chil­dren (that) the sun rises in the East.'