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Grammar notes: reported speech Definition Reported speech is often also called indirect speech. When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too. For example: "I'm going to the cinema". He said he was going to the cinema. Basic tense chart The tenses generally move backwards in this way (the tense on the left changes to the tense on the right):
present simple
past simple
I'm a teacher.
He said he was a teacher
present continuous
past continuous
I'm having lunch with my parents.
He said he was having lunch with his parents.
present perfect simple
past perfect simple
I've been to France three times.
He said he had been to France three times.
present perfect continuous
past perfect continuous
I've been working very hard.
He said he had been working very hard.
past simple
past perfect
I bought a new car.
He said he had bought a new car.
past continuous
past perfect continuous
It was raining earlier.
He said it had been raining earlier.
past perfect
past perfect
The play had started when I arrived.
NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
past perfect continuous
past perfect continuous
I'd already been living in London for five years.
NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
Other verb forms Other verb forms also sometimes change:
will
would
I'll come and see you soon.
He said he would come and see me soon.
can
could
I can swim under water for two minutes.
He said he could swim under water for two minutes.
must
had to
All tickets must be bought in advance.
He said that all tickets had to be bought in advance.
shall
should
What shall we do about it?
He asked what we should do about it.
may
might
May I smoke?
He asked if he might smoke.
Things are slightly more complicated with imperatives.
positive imperative
tell + infinitive
Shut up!
He told me to shut up.
negative imperative
tell + not + infinitive
Don't do that again!
He told me not to do it again.
imperatives as requests
ask + infinitive
Please give me some money.
He asked me to give him some money.
When verbs don't follow the rules The verb tenses do not always follow the rules shown above. For example, if the reporting verb is in the present tense, there is no change in the reported sentence. Also, a sentence in direct speech in a present or future tense can remain the same if what is said is still true or relevant. For example: You've invited someone for dinner at your house, and the phone rings. It's them! They say: I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to be a bit late. There's a lot of traffic. After you finish speaking on the phone, you say to someone else: That was Juan. He said he thinks he's going to be late because there's a lot of traffic. Another example: A friend says to you: María's ill. She's got chickenpox! You say to someone else: Laura said that María's ill. She's got chickenpox. However, the following day you see María at the beach. You're surprised and say to her: Laura said that you were ill. She said you had chickenpox. This has to change to the past because it isn't true. María obviously isn't ill. Direct statements in a past tense do not always change either, because a change might alter the meaning or just make it sound confusing. For example: A friend is telling you about the horrible weather: It started raining heavily when I left work. This is where things get confusing: He said it had started raining heavily when he had left work (it sounds horrible and the sentence is almost nothing but verbs). He said it had started raining heavily when he left work (is wrong because it means it was already raining when he left work) He said it started raining heavily when he left work (is the best version because it is accurate, short, and there is no confusion because of the time context)
Generally speaking, the past simple and continuous don't always need to be changed if: there is a time context which makes everything clear, and/or there is another action already using the past perfect, which might alter the meaning or make things confusing. Time and place references Time and place references often have to change:
now
then
today
that day
here
there
this
that
this week
that week
tomorrow
the following day the next day the day after
next week
the following week the next week the week after
yesterday
the previous day the day before
last week
the previous week the week before
ago
previously before
2 weeks ago
2 weeks previously 2 weeks before
tonight
that night
last Saturday
the previous Saturday the Saturday before
next Saturday
the following Saturday the next Saturday the Saturday after that Saturday
Examples: I went to the theatre last night. He said he had gone to the theatre the night before. I'm having a party next weekend. He said he was having a party the next weekend. I'm staying here until next week. He said he was staying there until the following week. I came over from London 3 years ago. He said he had come over from London 3 years before.
Personal pronouns You also need to be careful with personal pronouns. They need to be changed according to the situation. You need to know the context. For example, there is possible confusion when you try to change reported speech to direct speech: She said she'd been waiting for hours. (Is she one person or two different people?) I told them they would have to ask permission. (Are we talking about two groups of people or only one?)